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Half of U.S. adults don't know about measles myths, according to new poll

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70% Informative

A new poll out this week found that half of Americans are unsure about several anti-vaccination myths.

As of mid-April , 800 measles cases have been documented in Texas , New Mexico , and Oklahoma .

Only 56% of respondents and 48% of parents of children under 18 were even aware that measles cases are higher this year .

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75

Informative language

78

Neutral language

17

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semi-formal

Language

English

Language complexity

58

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possibly offensive

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not hateful

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detected

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short-lived

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2

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