Why are people so STUPID? Why would you A) not protect your child from harmful disease by vaccination. B) Put other people at risk by reducing herd immunity. Why? Fuck, I hate humanity.
This is the simply the result of the US education system. You reap what you sow as a country, but it's a tragedy that defenseless children will be the ones who bare the brunt of it.
I agree! It's the gradual dumbing down of the populace that is one of the primary causes. Someone asserted a link to autism from vaccines and then the whole thing took like gasoline on a fire.
Not necessarily, this is the result of many things combined. Social media made it super easy to spread lies and misinformation. You could have a broken education before, but without the means to distribute your lies, your impact on society was small. Also Hollywood celebrities are the biggest contributors to anti-vaccination sentiment.
No. Social media is an extension of ourselves. Better education stops lies, not censorship - which is the only viable alternative to fake news and come with all the obvious pitfalls.
Should "undocumented immigrants" be vaccinated? How could that be achieved?
They need to be documented obviously. Valid medical records are an absolute must, or more people will end up dead. Refugees are a different matter but should still be taken care of.
In some cases (certainly not all) the answer to your question is: Because you actually study the clinical trials. Because you read all the epidemiological studies. Because you try to understand the pharmacokinetics of the vaccines. And after then you make a (very hard) decision weighing all the risks and unknowns on both ends.