I can’t believe I’m writing this, but: California, you’ve got a heck of a lot to learn from Mississippi.
Not in terms of per capita income, obesity rates or LGBT rights. It’s well-known that Mississippi falls at or near the bottom of 50-state rankings for a range of social and health indicators.
But there’s at least one stat where the Magnolia State shines: Its vaccination rate.
A staggering 99.7% of kindergarteners in Mississippi are vaccinated for measles, according to the Centers for Disease Control and prevention.
That’s the highest rate in the nation.
In California, the rate is only 92.3%.
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They save lives.
And allowing parents to act on such misguided “beliefs” is negligent.
California needs to take a cue from Mississippi and remove its vaccine exemptions.
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