How Vaccine Fears Fueled The Resurgence Of Preventable Diseases : Shots - Health News : NPR
As you flip through the various maps over the years, two trends clearly emerge: Measles has surged back in Europe, while whooping cough is has become a problem here in the U.S.
Childhood immunization rates plummeted in parts of Europe and the U.K. after a 1998 study falsely claimed that the vaccine for measles, mumps and rubella was linked to autism.
That study has since been found to be fraudulent. But fears about vaccine safety have stuck around in Europe and here in the U.S.
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To my dismay, I recently found this map indicating the return of diseases long thought to be killed off via vaccine. The problem? Parents not vaccinating their children based on psudeoscientific woo, outdated studies, and conspiracy theories.
The topic: Should parents who refuse to vaccinate their on these grounds be considered unfit?
Sub-topic(and what I'm sort of on the fence about): Should refusing vaccinations for children be legal?
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As you flip through the various maps over the years, two trends clearly emerge: Measles has surged back in Europe, while whooping cough is has become a problem here in the U.S.
Childhood immunization rates plummeted in parts of Europe and the U.K. after a 1998 study falsely claimed that the vaccine for measles, mumps and rubella was linked to autism.
That study has since been found to be fraudulent. But fears about vaccine safety have stuck around in Europe and here in the U.S.
Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.
To my dismay, I recently found this map indicating the return of diseases long thought to be killed off via vaccine. The problem? Parents not vaccinating their children based on psudeoscientific woo, outdated studies, and conspiracy theories.
The topic: Should parents who refuse to vaccinate their on these grounds be considered unfit?
Sub-topic(and what I'm sort of on the fence about): Should refusing vaccinations for children be legal?
