The idiotic anti-vaccination movement is protesting a bill in Washington that would limit a parent’s ability to opt out of vaccinating their children.
Currently they can choose not to consent to vaccinations for personal, philosophical and religious reasons.
Washington is among 17 states, including Oregon, that allow some type of non-medical exemption for vaccines for “personal, moral or other beliefs,” according to the National Conference of State Legislatures.
HB 1638 is a bipartisan bill that would remove personal and philosophical reasons as adequate reasons to not consent. This bill comes as a response to a measles outbreak of more than 50 people.
According to USA Today, hundreds of people showed up to protest the bill.
How on Earth are people so willfully ignorant they would protest for their right to be a danger to themselves, their children and literally everyone on the planet?
Some of these kids are rebelling by getting their vaccinations as soon as they turn 18.
Mayci from Georgia is one of them.
According to NBC News, when Mayci was 17, she talked to her dad about getting the vaccine when she turned 18.
“He honestly just said that I am old enough to make my own medical decisions. He supports my judgment,” Mayci said. “The fact that I work in a doctor’s office has allowed me to really become educated on the myths and truths about vaccines.”
There is no credible research that claims that vaccines are dangerous, yet people still adamantly stick to their guns.
It makes zero sense.
According to the CDC, the number of measles cases is already over 100 in 2019. That’s more that 25 percent of total cases last year.
The ever-growing epidemic is concerning for a multitude of reasons, but for some there is a big one.
Community immunity.
According to vaccines.gov, “when enough people are vaccinated against a certain disease, the germs can’t travel as easily from person to person — and the entire community is less likely to get the disease.”
This is extremely important for those who cannot get vaccinated for medical reasons, such as people with some serious allergies and those with weakened or failing immune systems (like people who have cancer, HIV/AIDS, type 1 diabetes, or other health conditions).
Being an “anti-vaxxer” would be forgivable if there were not a plethora of readily available information from reputable sources debunking their claims.
Since we do, there is no reason for anyone to be against vaccinations.
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