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Lack of Vaccination Sends Babies In Oregon To the Hospital

Posted by timothy on from the actually-it's-the-illness-that-does dept.

First time accepted submitter dmr001 writes "In its fortnightly Communicable Disease newsletter (PDF), Oregon Public Health officials note increasing cases of pertussis (whooping cough) in infants, with 146 hospitalizations noted in the 2 year period ending March 2011, and at least 4 deaths since 2003. Most cases are attributed to lack of vaccination, with 86% of those due to parents declining the vaccine. 'Most of our cases are occurring in under- or unvaccinated children, so getting these kids vaccinated seems to the most obvious approach to reducing illness. In principle... pertussis could be eradicated; but we have a long way to go.'"

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  1. Autism by FadedTimes · · Score: 5, Funny

    but I don't want my kids to get Autism. So I will risk a deadly disease instead. /trolling

    1. Re:Autism by Rich0 · · Score: 4, Funny

      Yeah, good luck with that...

    2. Re:Autism by Thanshin · · Score: 4, Funny

      100% for a fact, eh? please cite all the studies proving without a doubt that vaccines don't cause autism.

      There you go

    3. Re:Autism by StikyPad · · Score: 4, Funny

      No, mom has one 3.5-billionth of the pussy.

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      https://www.eff.org/https-everywhere
    4. Re:Autism by Archimagus · · Score: 4, Funny

      Sums it up I think. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RfdZTZQvuCo

  2. Biggest shock of the day by bulldog060 · · Score: 3, Funny

    This far into a post about sickness in Oregon and there have been no comments about dysentery or loss of oxen ... thought it was just an odd day in the office, not on /. too.

  3. Re:Vermont. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    Because it's not a questionable substance...nor does aborting a fetus kill the neighbors.