Wednesday, February 04, 2009

More on the Liking the Fucking Polio

When I was working in Canada a couple of years ago, one of the women on the floor below me had that perfect anti-vax attitude to the annual flu shot campaign.
"Think about it. They're putting into you the same things that make you sick in the first place. The vaccine is more dangerous that the flu."
I just told her that I didn't have the time to get into that sort of thing. I always wondered about her kid's health.
Measles outbreaks: not just a British tragedy, but a European one as well - Counterknowledge.com
A study into outbreaks of measles over the past twelve months has shown the UK to have one of the highest infection rates in Europe, which will heavily hinder the World Health’s Organisation goal to eliminate it by 2010.
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Cases of measles caused by various irrational practices cast shame on all of Europe. Those who are least able to protect themselves are suffering, and a mockery is being made of medicine. Until these practices are publically highlighted, the WHO’s goal of measles elimination will never be realised. Let’s start repairing some of that damage right now.

The damage that is being done by these people is starting to bite everyone on the ass.

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