Lack of Vaccination Sends Babies In Oregon To the Hospital

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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Re:Autism

[ClioCJS]

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Re:I trust parents more than government

[cpu6502]

>>>(Score:-1, Troll)

What I posted was not a troll. Stop trying to censor other peopler's opinions just because you don't like them. This isn't China. Slashdot is not the Great Firewall where moderators block "badthink" from being visible.

IT was an OPINION based upon my own personal thinking (I don't trust governments, corporations, or the bureaucrats therein). It seems like a sensible philosophy to me, given the last 100 years of government/corporate history.