I read this article OPINION: Kids Dying Because of Autism Anti-Vaccination Fears by Kevin Leitch. He talked about how the rate of individuals being vaccinated has decreased due to fears of autism. The population becomes vulnerable because of this. This article focused specifically on the increase in cases of whopping cough and the resulting deaths.
In the article, the author stated that, "How terribly sad and tragic that the same situation is playing out across so much of the affluent world – kids dying of vaccine preventable disease – because a few idiots think they know best and are willing to put the lives of others children at risk, when in the third world countries people are still dying by the tens of thousands from vaccine preventable disease and are desperate to get a hold of vaccines."
* I would like to know your thoughts on this issue. How can we make parents aware of the dangers of not being vaccinated, while at the same time dispelling myths?
*For more information, Here's a great article by the CDC.
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