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01-21-2019, 08:02 PM
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A dangerous and illogical movement inspired by fear mongering and long-debunked junk science (https://www.vox.com/2018/2/27/17057990/andrew-wakefield-vaccines-autism-study)has a new and terrifying achievement to celebrate in 2019: The World Health Organization has placed “Vaccine Hesitancy” on its annual list of top global health emergencies. (https://www.who.int/emergencies/ten-threats-to-global-health-in-2019)In the report, the WHO, established nearly 71 years ago as an agency of the United Nations, seems to be far more polite in its assessment of the anti-vaccine movement’s impact than anyone directly harmed by the resurgence of all-but-eliminated diseases would be.
A dangerous and illogical movement inspired by fear mongering and long-debunked junk science (https://www.vox.com/2018/2/27/17057990/andrew-wakefield-vaccines-autism-study)has a new and terrifying achievement to celebrate in 2019: The World Health Organization has placed “Vaccine Hesitancy” on its annual list of top global health emergencies. (https://www.who.int/emergencies/ten-threats-to-global-health-in-2019)In the report, the WHO, established nearly 71 years ago as an agency of the United Nations, seems to be far more polite in its assessment of the anti-vaccine movement’s impact than anyone directly harmed by the resurgence of all-but-eliminated diseases would be.