With a virtual “feeding frenzy” going on with the media right now, there is so much hype and fear being generated about measles that we are beginning to see a mob mentality develop around this issue. Unfortunately, all this hype is being continually stoked by innuendos and half-truths on the part of media personalities and pundits.
One celebrity medical adviser after another seems to be pushing the “party line” and advising the public to “get into line” to make sure their children are vaccinated. People are being bullied and accosted with slogans and hearsay, and told that the “right thing” is to shut up and vaccinate.
But why is there suddenly such a rush and an extreme amount of pressure being put on parents to immunize against the measles? Shouldn’t parents have the right to make “informed choices” regarding their own and their family’s health?
