Wisconsin moms wage war on anti-vaxxer neighbor by passing out letters about her to the community
5 years, 9 months ago

Wisconsin moms wage war on anti-vaxxer neighbor by passing out letters about her to the community

Daily Mail  

A group of 'concerned' mothers in Wisconsin passed out letters in their neighborhood warning other parents about an anti-vaxxer in their community. A group titled 'Concerned Moms of Wisconsin' passed out letters to their neighborhood outing an anti-vaxxer and warning other residents to 'use caution around her' The mothers then go on to list the states in which outbreaks of preventable diseases including chickenpox, measles, mumps and whooping cough have occurred. However, the highly infectious disease has been spreading among people who are unvaccinated or live in states that allow non-medical exemptions for vaccines, federal health officials say. Meanwhile, in New York, there have been at least 371 confirmed cases in Brooklyn, Queens and Rockland County since October 2018 - all in Orthodox Jewish communities. Just last week, Rockland County in upstate New York took an unusual step and banned unvaccinated people under age 18 from being in public places for 30 days.

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Associated Press  

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