Thanks, idiots!

Vaccines save lives. There is no questioning that. The science is robust, extensive, and irrefutable.

We eradicated smallpox.

We eliminated polio in the United States and most of the world.

We eliminated measles in the United States.

We cut deeply into the number of cases of every disease for which we've developed a vaccine.

But some people are stupid and won't vaccinate themselves or their children . . .

The U.S. is dealing with the largest outbreak of measles cases since the disease was eliminated in 2000, according to an analysis by CNN.

As of this week, there have been 681 measles cases across 22 states, the network reported on Wednesday, citing data from state and local health departments.

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Before the measles vaccination program started in 1963, an estimated 3 million to 4 million people contracted measles each year in the U.S. About 400 to 500 of those died, 48,000 were hospitalized and 1,000 developed the brain inflammation encephalitis, the CDC said.  Link

Measles is a DEADLY disease. And anti-vaxxers are giving it a comeback. I don't give a damn about your "moral" or "religious" objections, or whether or not you think it gives your kid autism (it doesn't). Herd immunity only works if sufficient numbers get vaccinated. You are risking not only your own children's lives, but the lives of everyone you and they come in contact with.

Thanks, selfish idiots.