I AM writing to express my great concern over the increasing trend of “vaccine denialism” in this country. I am now seeing a growing number of parents in my clinic adamantly refusing vaccines, especially the MMR (measles, mumps and rubella) vaccine, for their children.
If online chatter is any indication, these denialists appear to be gaining momentum. They are generally well educated, affluent parents whose Google research has transmuted them into experts on risks of vaccines.
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