Was Measles Really Eliminated in the U.S. in 2000?
One of the favorite lines of attack against so-called “anti-vaxxers,” especially parents who decline to give their children one or more government recommended vaccines, is to always blame the unvaccinated for the resurgence of childhood infectious diseases such as measles. In the case of measles, the story goes something like this: We had eliminated measles […]
Mass Vaccination Does Not Guarantee Herd Immunity
On Apr. 17, 2019, I was interviewed by cardiologist Juan Rivera, MD on the “Dr. Juan” health segment of Univision’s Despierta América morning program. The interview, which was conducted in Spanish, focused on the current measles outbreak in the United States.1 2 Dr. Rivera wanted to understand the position of the National Vaccine Information Center […]
Roald Dahl Lost His Daughter and I Lost My Son
In response to recent reports of measles in the United States, author Roald Dahl’s 1988 letter encouraging parents to vaccinate their children with the measles vaccine is once again circulating on social media.1 The letter, written for the Sandwell Health Authority after the release of the controversial MMR (measles, mumps, rubella) vaccine in the United […]
No Mercy for Mothers Or Their Vaccine Injured Children
Today, parents whose children have been injured by vaccines are being demonized and discriminated against for speaking publicly about what happened to their children after vaccination.1 There is no other minority in America being subjected to public humiliation and censorship for simply speaking the truth.2 Pediatricians are also cruelly bullying and coercing mothers into giving […]
Measles is Not Ebola and There Are No Such Things as Zombies
My, how time has changed society’s perception of measles. When you read today’s headlines about the number of reported cases of measles in New York, Oregon, Washington and other states in the United States, you would think we’re talking about Ebola. It seems like every newspaper, magazine and television news program is reporting on measles […]
No, You Don’t Have a “Right” to Demand That Others are Vaccinated
It’s hard to think of a more fundamental right than the right to determine what happens to one’s own body. Forcing someone to undergo medical treatment against their will violates this most basic of rights—the right to be free from physical assault. Yet even some libertarians1 have jumped on the mandatory vaccination bandwagon, arguing that one person […]