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3 moral reasons why parents need to get their children vaccinated against measles and other diseases

  • Written by Joel Michael Reynolds, Assistant Professor of Philosophy, University of Massachusetts Lowell
Several parents do not want their children vaccinated, for religious or other reasons.Tatevosian Yana/Shutterstock

The U.S. hit a terrible and entirely preventable milestone this week: Measles cases are at a 25-year high.

This alarming statistic is not due to changes in public health policy or medical practice, but the rise of the anti-vax...

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