sheesh...

Thank you!

Insidious. Cause an epidemic or a pandemic in your rival's or enemy's country by convincing them to set up the conditions for it!

like Russian women to me. Notice the plethora of blonds!

I won't assume their shirts are indicative of a personal diagnosis otherwise we'd have a "Weekend at Bernadette's" with the lower left female.

and the like back when we all compared our scars and thought that was the worst part about getting the shots...you know, those nickel-sized rings on our upper arms. I can still see mine faintly on my left arm. But vaccines have been proven to work! If a small percentage of the population has negative reactions, that's tragic and shouldn't be ignored. But overwhelmingly vaccines have been a great benefit to our societies around the globe.

The only virus left is located in a lab as a "just in case it's ever needed".

This was life prior to polio vaccination:



Looks fun, doesn't it? Ah, the good old days.

1) go swimming, 2) go to county fairs or anything else that had crowds. One of my best friend's older brother contracted polio. Fortunately it "only" affected one limb, but he's gone through life with a withered leg and a limp (and he was one of the 'lucky ones'). Most anti-vaxxers have never seen an Iron Lung. They ought to.

time the vaccines were first becoming available.

...for a young nurse. I was participating in a flu vaccination event, and the older nurse wielding the needle paused and called over a nursing student to have a look at my arm and hear an explanation of what she was looking at. Like the scars themselves, those who bear them and understand why are fading into history.

It really is too bad there is a generation that is woefully under-educated in science, public health, and related topics.

knew what it was.

My parents were thrilled beyond words when polio vaccines were given.

Every time I see something this stupid, dangerous, and reckless, I think of this.

Lack of vaccinations cause symptoms from obesity to lame facial expressions.

The photo is actually one of the best arguments/advertisements for vaccination I could think of.

Not one man would wear that ridiculous shirt. They're just advertising their own stupidity.
I'm not a misogynist, but jeez, come on girls! Get a clue.

They think they are portraying smart women. It surely never occurred to them that their photo was an insult to women's intelligence, not a compliment to it.

It is unfortunate to have one's life and health put in jeopardy by a well-meaning, but grossly ignorant mother.

with PhD's in the sciences. Yeah, that's why they know so much about vaccinations.

They're also not old enough to know what polio was like prior to vaccines or measles or mumps.

Ignorance is not something to be celebrated, yet they look proud of their ignorance.

It's like a damn cult, and I am so sorry.

I'm sure you know that, but I am astounded at the number of people who actually think that prayer will fix or cure anything. How many times do they have to be proven wrong before they fucking get it?

Oh, I guess my faith wasn't strong enough. No, it's just that your faith is misplaced. Science is a helluva lot more reliable than belief.

She looks like she might be conflicted.

and every one of those statements would be correct.

Ladies, you have chosen the wrong enemy.

of the employees refused them. Infection Control was always pushing for that elusive 100% but never got there. Some had the idea that they were dangerous, some said prayer/faith, etc.....most I have no clue what their problem was.

The righteously ignorant few refuse them every year.

Perhaps a little small pox also.

you wouldn't come up with the ambient outside air temperature.

Jenny McCarthy's fan club?

Models paid for by Andrew Wakefield?

And the one that survived the flu really misses the other two.


Or, like I saw on twitter.


I was cropped out of the photo. I'm wearing my "I'm with stupid, stupid, stupid, stupid, stupid, and stupid" T-shirt.


This is satire. I vaccinate my kids, what do you think I'm an idiot?

When you replace Science with Belief. There is no replacement for Science, as it is the study of Nature. Nature exists and is the same for all of us; Beliefs have not been proven, and are subjective.

So their beliefs are dooming their children and families to all those things guarded against by the vaccines they're not taking. How thoughtful.

You ignore Reality at your own expense, because Reality isn't ignoring you.