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Why do people still get diseases that are preventable?
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Wish i knew: That is a question no one can answer. As for vaccine-preventable diseases, in the U.S., it is because of stupid anti-vaxxers like those who caused the measles outbreak currently. For diseases like heart disease and diabetes, it is because of a complex combination of poor choices, social circumstances, cost, misinformation and even lies, and sometimes genetics.
Answered 8/31/2018
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