INW Boosts Immunizations

Measles outbreaks during the past year have rekindled the national and Northwest debate regarding vaccines in an area with historically higher-than-average numbers of people who don’t have their children immunized against diseases. There have been some gains. The National Immunization Survey found that both Washington and Idaho meet the public health goal of having more than 90 percent of toddlers – children 19 to 35 months old – vaccinated against the measles and a host of other diseases. But there’s work to be done to improve the rates for schoolchildren from kindergarten through high school. The highly contagious measles virus’ recent surge began in Disneyland before Christmas/ Jody Lawrence-Turner , SR. More here . (SR photo by Jesse Tinsley: Maranda Galligan comforts her 14-month-old son, Qwilleran, while he receives immunization shots in North Spokane)

Question: All but the tiny percentage of anti-vaxxers consider this a good thing, right?