The Anti-Vaccination Epidemic
Paul A. Offit
Wall Street Journal -Opinion
Sept. 24, 2014
Whooping cough, mumps and measles are making an alarming comeback, thanks to seriously misguided parents
Almost 8,000 cases of pertussis, better known as whooping cough, have been reported to California’s Public Health Department so far this year. More than 250 patients have been hospitalized, nearly all of them infants and young children, and 58 have required intensive care. Why is this preventable respiratory infection making a comeback?…