The rise of a public anti-vaccine movement in the US is partly to blame for blocking effective immunisations according to the AAP today.
A story on WebMD says that the
…rise of a public anti-vaccination movement that uses the Internet as well as standard media outlets to promote its position, which is “wholly unsupported by any scientific evidence” linking vaccines with autism and other childhood conditions.
is at least partly to blame for ensuring that ‘pockets’ of unimmunised children exist throughout the US. Other reasons given include problems with cost.
Read the whole story at Web MD (@WebMd).
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