Are Measles the New Red Scare?

[i]“Do we want to create a society of totalitarian medical rule where you don’t have a choice in anything that is dictated to you by the government and pharmaceutical companies? “[/i][b] ~ Roman Bystrianyk[/b], in [b][i]“Measles: The New Red Scare”[/i][/b] in [b][i]“Foreign Policy Journal” [/i][/b][c=#BF0000] https://tinyurl.com/yakeas45[/c] See also [i][b]“Why Measles is the Quintessential Political Issue of Our Time”[/b][/i], in [b][i]The New Yorker[/i][/b] [c=#BF0000]https://tinyurl.com/y4oqnhg3[/c]

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Pikachu

No.
It's a much leas serious problem.
Unlike polio which was also eradicated by vaccination. Making policy for the demonstrable and objective good of public health is a good thing.
You might just as well get upset about making food vendors wash their hands or wear gloves.

jackjjackson · 61-69, M

That food vendor thing is something that needs serious enforcement. @Pikachu

Pikachu

@jackjjackson

So are vaccines and the enforcement thereof works to the same goal.

MaryJanine · 61-69, F

Food vendors are required to wash their hands or wear disposable gloves. it has been a law since I can remember. Would you care to eat something prepared by one who has dirty hands, transforming a possible illness to you that he or she was carrying into your dish or meal? I think not.