The fears of a vaccine-hesitant parent are small compared to the terror experienced by the parent of a child with an immune deficiency. Vaccine skeptics will say they have a right not to accept a treatment they don’t believe in, but that right stops where it threatens the well-being of others Source: Globe editorial: To … Continue reading Globe editorial: To protect the vulnerable, vaccines should be mandatory – The Globe and Mail

An unvaccinated French boy is suspected of having reintroduced measles to Costa Rica after the Central American country had been free of the disease for five years. Source: Measles returned to Costa Rica after five years by French family who had not had vaccinations | The Independent

When you say “Madagascar,” most of us conjure up images of fuzzy and feathery animals made popular by the animated movie franchise named for the African island. We don’t necessary think of measles.But the island of Madagascar is Source: EDITORIAL: Anti-vaxxers, take note of measles in Madagascar | Editorials | Opinion | The Chronicle Herald