"Whooping cough is now an epidemic in California," said Dr. Mark Horton, director of the California Department of Public Health, in a statement. "Children should be vaccinated against the disease and parents, family members and caregivers of infants need a booster shot." ABCnews
Click here to watch whooping cough video on You Tube.
"California is the epicenter of vaccine refusal" in the United States, said Congeni.
So sad...
There has been increasing debate among parents over whether or not to vaccinate their kids. As Shana alluded above, as parents elect to forego vaccinations, the risk of disease contraction rises for the whole population. This is an example of a tragedy of the commons.
From the ABCnews article linked to above,
For more information, see the Center for Disease Control's webpage on vaccines and immunizations.
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