As a vaccinating, concerned mother of three children, I urge those parents who chose not to vaccinate their children (not including those children who are immunocompromised) to rethink their choice to immunize because immunizations can save children’s lives.
An unfortunate, but great example of why vaccination is so important can be tied to the current measles outbreak this past year, at Disneyland. Many parents do not understand how dangerous it is for their children and our communities to not have children vaccinated. According to Maimuna Majumder of Boston Children 's Hospital and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, "Disneyland is an international attraction and sometimes people are coming from places where measles vaccination rates