In recent days, a measles outbreak in California has elevated an ongoing debate over childhood vaccination to the level of a public emergency. And as potential Republican presidential candidates have tried to seek advantages in the race, they have turned vaccination into a partisan issue, too, rather than a choice fueled by a number of motivations across the political spectrum. But the fight to keep vaccination rates high enough to keep us all safe from preventable disease is just one symptom of a more overarching problem.
Wednesday, February 04, 2015
Vaccine deniers, the criminalization of parenthood and the loss of community
Vaccine deniers, the criminalization of parenthood and the loss of community
In recent days, a measles outbreak in California has elevated an ongoing debate over childhood vaccination to the level of a public emergency. And as potential Republican presidential candidates have tried to seek advantages in the race, they have turned vaccination into a partisan issue, too, rather than a choice fueled by a number of motivations across the political spectrum. But the fight to keep vaccination rates high enough to keep us all safe from preventable disease is just one symptom of a more overarching problem.
In recent days, a measles outbreak in California has elevated an ongoing debate over childhood vaccination to the level of a public emergency. And as potential Republican presidential candidates have tried to seek advantages in the race, they have turned vaccination into a partisan issue, too, rather than a choice fueled by a number of motivations across the political spectrum. But the fight to keep vaccination rates high enough to keep us all safe from preventable disease is just one symptom of a more overarching problem.
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