http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2015/01/23/measles-spreads-to-arizona/22214545/

I guess the fact that this coincides with a massive influx of unscreened illegal immigrants, shipped to every corner of the country, couldn't possibly be considered a potential source of this outbreak.

There's also an increase in the number of parents that believe in anti-vaccination propaganda, thanks to the Internet.

(You only need to look at the comments section of articles about vaccination and you'll see the kind of rabid opposition that you normally associate with Youtube trolls.)

Yes. From what I understand this is probably being caused by the California Libtards who don't believe in vaccinations

And, the Alex Jones-ites of the right...

The most I've ever heard said from right-wingers with regards to vaccinations (see also: Elizabeth Hasslebeck and Michelle Bachmann) is that people shouldn't be forced to take them if they don't want to.

People here in California, on the other hand, are always crying for vaccine-killing legislation on the issue.

I'd love to see a poll of the unvaccinated to see which it is.

I took the time to dig one up:

http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/inters...ine-resistance/

the way I've seen it, there's anti-vaccine peeps from both sides; there are those who are against it for religious reasons, and then there are those who believe that it's a scam/conspiracy by the government and big companies.

Stupidity has no political preference.

If this forum has done nothing else, it's proven that fact.

...wait a minute...

This is not a migration issue. It's an epidemiology issue. If enough members of the community are vaccinated, then an infectious disease like measles is not likely to spread. But there's a magic number in that: if not enough people are vaccinated, then the disease will spread.

I confess about 10 years ago I was very concerned about the link between the measles-mumps-rubella (MMR) vaccination and autism, such that much youngest daughter (who was experiencing speech delays at the time) was not vaccinated.

Turns out that I may as well have blamed Jupiter sitting low in the constellation of Virgo. The kids who "contracted" autism were suffering from a form of genetic disfunction whereby they would have regressed at a certain age anyway and exhibited autism-like behaviour. Many poor parents believe improperly that they contributed to their child's disability by getting them immunised: turns out it would have just happened anyway. The shot happens to occur in early childhood right when the disability manifests, creating the impression of a link.

There is a great documentary on this which explains the flawed first study, since retracted by the author, giving rise to this concern, and explains in lay terms what it is all about. I remember vividly seeing the look on one mother's face when she found out that her son's disability was not linked to the immunisation shot: intense release from guilt. He was just always going to be like that.

Jim Carrey denounces new Calif. vaccine law in Twitter rant: “California Gov says yes to poisoning more children with mercury and aluminum in manditory [sic] vaccines,” Carrey wrote. “This corporate fascist must be stopped.”

Dear Jim.

Please go back to only talking out of your ass in Ace Ventura movies.

Thank you.

Bring back polio you fascist fucks!

Sincerely,

Jim Carey