Love this post.
Well written, and a must-read for parents!!
First the flu, then pertussis, then mumps, polio, and now predictably…the shmeasle measles. I know what you’re thinking:
“Gasp! Did she just make a play on words with a horrifying, deadly disease? Doesn’t she know that measles is at an all-time high during the first five months of the year since like…2000?”
Yes, I totally did, and please say that last sentence out loud because it is as ridiculous as it sounds. Dealing with the inconsistencies and derogatory “anti-vaxxer” rhetoric makes me feel like I’m up to my knees in cow poop and in desperate need of some muck boots. Am I scared of my child getting measles? Absolutely not. Am I scared of the MMR vaccine…you better believe I am. You would be too if you were getting the facts…the real facts…
