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Its not like we should actually have  to tell people why they should get vaccinated in general, and get the flu-vaccine in particular. But... haters gonna hate, and Jenny McCarthy gonna remain stupid. After all, emember back in mid 2013 when Texas had a measles outbreak ? And in early 2012 when Indiana had the measles outbreak ? And before that, when in 2005 Indiana had another measles epidemic ?  All because a bunch-a idiots of the Jenny McCarthy vein decided that science was for shit, vaccinations were for chumps, and God Would Provide? (Or AUTISM ! Or something equally idiotic) Well, Tara Haelle at Red Wine and Apple Sauce  (" Health and Science News for Moms ") has compiled - and debunked - the top 25 myths about the flu vaccine. Mind you, Haters probably gonna continue to Hate, and Jenny McCarthy will always  be an idiot, but whatever... Myth #1: The flu vaccine gives you the flu or makes you sick. ( No, it doesn’t. ) Myth #2: Flu vaccines contains...

Remember last year when Indian had the measles thingy ? And before that, when in 2005 they had another  measles epidemic ?  All because a bunch-a idiots of the Jenny McCarthy vein decided that science was for shit?  Well, guess what - it happened again, in Texas this time.  From Forbes A measles outbreak in Texas traces to a congregation of a megachurch whose leader,  Kenneth Copeland , reportedly has warned followers away from vaccines, advocating for faith healing and pushing the debunked notion that vaccines cause autism. One of Copeland’s churches, Eagle Mountain International Church in North Texas, is the epicenter of the outbreak, which now has hit at least 20 people Just as Wales is  paying the price  of the autism-measles vaccine panic begun 15 years ago, so is this Texas community. In the wake of the outbreak, the church’s pastor and Kenneth Copeland’s daughter, Terri Copeland Pearsons, was  urging congregants  take advantage ...

From the AP Indiana is battling its second measles outbreak in two years, even though its vaccination rate exceeds the national average. Health officials say the cases, traced to a Super Bowl event, illustrate just how vulnerable the public is to exposure from sources at home and abroad. The 13 cases confirmed this month by state health officials have been confined to two counties, Boone and Hamilton. But all cases are linked to two infected people who visited the Super Bowl Village together on Feb. 3, prompting Indiana officials to reach out to health departments in New York and Massachusetts - home of the participating New England Patriots and New York Giants - for fear that the outbreak could spread across state lines. Now imagine if that prize idiot well-meaning crusader Jenny McCarthy had actually managed to convince everyone that Measles caused Autism, things could have been worse.  Actually no, we don't need to imagine the what-if .  There actually was an...