While we're on the subject of destructive refusals, researchers have determined that the 2010 whooping cough outbreak in California was probably driven by parents who refused to vaccinate for "non medical" reasons. The pertussis outbreak led to 9,120 cases and 10 deaths.
On Top of Everything Else, There's Whooping Cough
Economic decline, unemployment, political strife, violence, taxes, crying kids, lazy spouses, broken homes, filthy streets, unwatered lawns, stubbed toes, cracked iPhone screens, food stuck in your teeth. Where does it end? Well, as if that weren't enough to worry about, add one more thing to the list: whooping cough.…
