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by dragonwriter 2840 days ago
> As for anti-vaxxing, that's a philosophy that has greater traction in Europe than it does in the US. Wakefield was a British doctor, and France and Italy have lower vaccination rates than most of the US

Based on what?

Child vaccination rates (2017):

Diptheria/Tetanus/Pertusis: US 94%, Italy 94%, France 96%

Measles: France 90%,US 91%, Italy 92%

https://data.oecd.org/healthcare/child-vaccination-rates.htm