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kleinbl00 · 4692 days ago · link · · parent · post: Anti-vaccine hysteria causing resurgence in preventable disease, with bonus delayed diagnoses
We're pretty much in total agreement - the one quibble I have is that if it wasn't Jenny McCarthy, it would have been somebody. I'm not entirely sure her heart was in the right place, but I'm unconvinced her heart was in the wrong place and I think that when you attempt to demonize a playboy pinup with a sense of humor as some sort of angel of death, you're getting lost in the buffoonery of what is a very real problem.
And that buffoonery - which I've been having out with #b_b - is the problem. Just so you're aware, spacing out your kids' vaccine schedules officially makes you a part of the "anti-vax movement." There are pediatricians who will refuse to see your kids. It is my formal opinion that any product that requires a prescription to purchase should not be allowed to advertise. If I could point at one point in history where it all started spinning out of control, that's the spot I'd point at.