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Follow the links in the article. For example: https://www.theguardian.com/society/2019/aug/19/mmr-vaccine-one-in-seven-five-year-olds-in-england-may-not-be-imm
by teh_klev 7y ago
Follow the links in the article. For example:
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2019/aug/19/mmr-vaccine-one-in-seven-five-year-olds-in-england-may-not-be-immunised https://www.theguardian.com/society/2019/aug/19/mmr-vaccine-...
The figures are sourced from Public Health England which is part of the UK Government.
Also in the article:
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2019/aug/29/lives-at-risk-from-surge-in-measles-across-europe-experts-warn https://www.theguardian.com/society/2019/aug/29/lives-at-ris...
Data released by the World Health Organization (WHO) revealed nearly 90,000 cases and 37 deaths were reported across 48 of the 53 countries in the WHO European region in the first six months of 2019.
The data is coming from reputable sources.
> mostly crazy people
Sadly there's plenty of non-crazy parents who've spent far too much time believing the conspiracy theories and rubbish that originated from Andrew Wakefield's[0] bogus claims. I have a friend who's grandchildren haven't yet been vaccinated because their parents believe this rubbish. These are not crazy people.
[0]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrew_Wakefield https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrew_Wakefield