Domino's Pizza Mogul’s Ultra-Conservative Catholic Ave Maria University Plagued by Measles Outbreak
Daily Kos • • health
Key Points:
- A measles outbreak at Ave Maria University in Florida grew from two cases in late January to nearly 60 by February 11, prompting the university to stop releasing detailed recovery and quarantine data.
- The university will now rely on the Florida Department of Health’s reportable disease website for case data, but this site does not specify geographic origins within Collier County, leaving uncertainty about whether the outbreak is confined to campus or has spread to the broader community.
- Florida’s state Surgeon General Joseph Ladapo has expressed intentions to eliminate some vaccine requirements for public school children, but repealing mandates for vaccines like MMR requires legislative action and is not solely within his authority.
- Ave Maria University, founded by Domino’s Pizza magnate Tom Mon
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