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What a teenager who got vaccinated against his parents’ will can teach us about anti-vaxxers

M. Hurn

Sometimes it takes rebellious youth to help us see the error of our ways. Consider Ethan Lindenberger, an 18-year-old from Ohio. His act of rebellion wasn’t staying out past curfew or avoiding his homework: It was getting vaccinated on his … Continue reading What a teenager who got vaccinated against his parents’ will can teach us about anti-vaxxers

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A measles outbreak in Washington draws attention to an increase in vaccine hesitancy (antivaxxers are the worst)

M. Hurn

Once thought eliminated from the United States, people are dying from an easily-preventable disease. Authorities in Washington State have declared a public health emergency for an escalating measles outbreak in a county near the Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro area. On January 24, Clark … Continue reading A measles outbreak in Washington draws attention to an increase in vaccine hesitancy (antivaxxers are the worst)