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Fig 23: Plait, Phil. “Antivaxxers Take Their Dangerous Message to the Streets.” Slate Magazine. N.p., 15 Mar. 2013. Web. 30 May 2017.<br />

Myth #8- There is no need to get vaccinations because infection rates in the United States<br />

are currently so low.<br />

This is reposed 29 as false because infection rates in the United States being so low is<br />

caused by the amount of vaccinations being received. “The more people that receive a<br />

vaccination, the greater the chances are of protecting those who do not get the immunization,<br />

through something called herd immunity” (Abraham para 17). When more and<br />

more people opt out of getting vaccinated, whether it be for them or their children, a<br />

collective danger is created and the opportunity for viruses and bacteria to spread. No<br />

one is impassive 30 if vaccinations are skipped. “With the wide availabilty and ease of<br />

international travel, diseases that may not be a threat within your area may become one<br />

if the disease is carried abroad from an unvaccinated individual, especially since travel<br />

is such a quotidian 31 routine today” (Abraham para 19).<br />

Fig 24:“Vaccinate with Confidence.” Refutation to Anti-Vaccine. N.p., 08 July 2013. Web. 30 May 2017.<br />

May 31, 2017 TIME 19

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