Vaccination is not a "personal choice"
a year ago
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- #public health
- #measles
- CDC withheld a report warning higher measles risk in areas with lower vaccination rates.
- HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and CDC now frame vaccination as a 'personal choice,' diverging from public health norms.
- Vaccination as a 'personal choice' disregards its impact on public health, especially on vulnerable groups like infants, elderly, and immunocompromised individuals.
- A personal story illustrates how an unvaccinated individual led to a 9-month-old contracting chickenpox, causing severe suffering and lifelong risks.
- Vaccination is a social responsibility; opting out free-rides on the immunity provided by others, endangering vulnerable populations.
- Measles, a highly contagious disease preventable by vaccination, is seeing a resurgence due to declining vaccination rates.
- The false belief linking MMR vaccine to autism has no scientific basis, yet it endangers children and public health.