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 nostr:npub1mdkc3z63l63acsucjw887f8phrk68s7c7cudj7l8ylmv0w8pca3qdglwe2 nostr:npub1xr8gd35szene0r2yvfafr29tjwdedgwd89lnfpmh3pylnygnvd4qmf3q0g Rubella infection during the first half of pregnancy was a major cause of congenital deafness & blindness before we controlled Rubella with infant vaccination. The earlier program of vaccinating teenage girls did not work very well because it left rubella circulating in the community. It also allowed men to suffer infertility caused by rubella.