Rich, white and refusing vaccinations
By Nicholas Bakalar, New York Times
The people most likely to refuse to have their children vaccinated tend to be white, well-educated and affluent, researchers report.
A study published in the January issue of the American Journal of Public Health used California state government data on “personal belief exemptions,” or opting out of vaccinations for nonmedical reasons. From 2007 to 2013, the rate of vaccine refusal for personal belief doubled, to 3.06 percent.
YIKES!
Thankfully this is not an issue in California; or at least my kids don’t have to be exposed to the unvaccinated kids in school.
At least in this case science defeated hysteria.
http://ww2.kqed.org/stateofhealth/2015/10/06/how-u-s-supreme-court-made-it-tougher-to-challenge-california-vaccine-law/
This country has one of the lowest health care ratings for an industrialized country. Lack of faith in the medical industry?