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Opinion: Howard Dean: Sympathy, not sanctimony, is the right response to vaccine fears
“Nobody complains that we have more cancer medicines available today than in the 1980s. Why should we complain about having more vaccines available?” writes physician and former Vermont Gov. Howard…
Americans are losing confidence in the safety of vaccines. According to a recent Gallup poll, 20% of adults believe they’re more dangerous than the diseases they’re intended to prevent. That’s up from just 6% in 2001.
This growing skepticism is proving deadly. Recently, an unvaccinated school-aged child died in a West Texas measles outbreak, as did someone in New Mexico. As of now, 50 people in the region have been hospitalized with the virus.
