Give the detained migrants flu shots
by Mary Sanchez, Tribune Content Agency
Dec 13, 2019
2 minutes
Of all the negative storylines about immigrants in U.S. history, few resonate stronger than the one that portrays them as carriers of dangerous illness.
Tuberculosis. Diphtheria. Measles. Trachoma. Influenza. The latter, especially, remains relevant today.
Depending on the era and the whims of public opinion at the time, the screening processes used often reflected less medical concern than bias about who was suitable to become a
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