The recent measles outbreak that originated at Disneyland has demonstrated just how vulnerable to preventable diseases the population is when parents refuse to have their children vaccinated, Vox reports. In Orange County, California — where Disneyland is located — almost 10 percent of p...
Measles Outbreak Shows Just How Vulnerable Us Is — And Just How ‘dumb’ Anti-vaxxers Are
Scott Kaufman, Raw Story: Science
Mon, 01/26/2015 - 4:47pm
Topics: science
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