37 dead as measles cases spike in europe

This shouldn’t happen. Although this article mostly emphasizes Ukraine (which isn’t stable at the moment) it’s worth noting that in the Netherlands, vaccination rates have dropped and anti-intellectualism surrounding the anti-vax movement in the US has somehow blown over.

See Trend Vaccinatiegrad. In 1995, the measles, mumps, and rubella vaccination rate (BMR) was 96.1. Per the latest statistics in 2015, the rate is now 92.9. In the major city I live in, 4% of parents choose not to vaccinate (not for legitimate health reasons) but instead due to idiocy and doing things “naturally.”

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