Anti-vax danger

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A dangerous and illogical movement inspired by fear mongering and long-debunked junk science 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. 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.