'I Feel Like I've Been Lied To': When a Measles Outbreak Hits Home

[Ms. Toad]

13. Nope. You choose to find someone to listen to

Who was saying what you wanted to hear.

Note: I selectively vaccinate due to autoimmune issues. My choices are made based on both personal (inclusion of adjuvants in the vaccine, live v. attenuated virus, personal disease associated risks) and community choices (how contagious the disease is, risk to community, effectiveness of the vaccine). So I'm not one to say everyone should take every vaccine available without making an informed choice.

But there are diseases which are so debilitating both personally and to the community that I can't even think of a responsible reason (other than age restriction, or a medical condition which makes the vaccination riskier than the disease). Measles, COVID, and polio fall in that category.

And even if I decide not to get a vaccination, I would never dream of blaming the consequences of my choice on someone lying to me.