Also possibly posted as part of the Skeptics’ Circle over at Young Australian Skeptics . Go check out the rest of what is there. I am again late with a submission. Since Australia is half a day ahead of us, Wednesday evening here is already tomorrow, there. Or something like that. Over at The Gotham Skeptic , there is a post with the title, The New Plague , about the fanaticism of those who are anti-science, anti-vaccine, and anti-child. To start out, here is the first paragraph – A new epidemic is creeping across parts of the US. It primarily affects infants and children of higher socio-economic status, and it has the potential to cause horrible illness and death. It has already begun to cause outbreaks in scattered communities throughout the country. If it is not contained quickly, more carnage will result. The epidemic I am describing is not Swine Flu. It is not a newly mutated animal virus imported from some far-flung corner of the globe. It is the epidemic of parental vaccine fear, and it is a major threat to the safety of children everywhere. And a part of the last paragraph – An often-used saying by those who fight against the irrationality of anti-vaccinationism, is that “vaccines are the victim of their own success.” Certainly, one could not point to a more successful public health measure than vaccination. Vaccines have saved more lives and prevented more disease and disability than all other public health measures combined.

Original Source of Tin Foil Hat, Inc. and Vaccination