I’ve been wanting to do a cartoon on vaccination and the anti-vaxxers for a while and now that we have politicians stumbling over themselves following the measles outbreak, the time is right. Thanks to the Magic Kingdom, even politicians like Rand Paul are trying to fit matters of public health (sounds socialist!) into a world where the free market fixes everything.
It’s incredible that the anti-vaccination crew has gotten so much traction, given the completely fraudulent and truly shady origins of the vaccine-autism "connection." Autism and developmental disabilities are not something to be taken lightly and we’ll all do everything we can to make sure our kids have the best possible life, but if you just barely scratch the surface of the anti-vaccine claims, they fall apart quickly.
Let’s hope vaccination doesn’t become a partisan, political issue like sadly global warming has become. This is science, folks, let’s listen to the scientists, researchers and founding fathers for that matter. Jenny McCarthy may have a very moving personal story, but let’s let science be our guide. Enjoy the cartoon, and be sure to pass it along to your vaxxer and anti-vaxxer friends.
News, in-a-Nutshell!
In the news today are . . . vaccines, or . . . how to avoid killing and maiming children.
After the outbreak of measles at the Magic Kingdom, vaccines are the talk of the town!
Why? Because a growing number of parents who choose to not vaccinate their children have given measles a leg up!
The anti-vaccination movement is made up of everyone from left-wing my-body-is-a-temple types to right-wing anti-government-conspiracy-theorists.
They’re one not-so-big, not-so-happy family basing their beliefs in a single discredited and fully bogus study and/or hatred of government mandates.
Either way, fewer people vaccinated means more sick people.
Timmy’s not-vaccinating can infect your too-young-to-vaccinate bouncing bundle of now infected joy.
Who cares about vaccine successes, to anti-vaccinators, they are dangerous!
First, it was just a retired Playboy bunny spreading phony fears not based in science.
Now, two potential presidential candidates are getting in on the act.
Never mind the coal dust and lead— it’s the vaccines that are hurting your babies!
And what better way to demonstrate your conservative credentials than by letting people make a choice . . . whether they kill their neighbors or not.
So forget the childhood radiation dosing box or the carcinogenic transport vehicle, it’s clearly vaccines that are hurting our children, right?
Good night, and . . . go vaccinate.