The Anti-Vaxxers' Plague of Ignorance - Martinsville Bulletin

The Anti-Vaxxers' Plague of Ignorance  Martinsville Bulletin

An outbreak of measles four years ago at Disneyland focused attention on a growing health menace — the refusal of parents to vaccinate their children.



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