This is why I will confront anti-vaxxers in public.
Nearly 200 children died from influenza-related complications in the 2023-24 season, according to the CDC. Most of these children were eligible for a vaccine but did not receive one. The CDC reported that only 53% of children aged 6 months to 17 years were vaccinated this season, down from 56% the previous season. Vaccination rates were notably lower among Black children and those in rural areas.
I can imagine the antivaxxers see this and pin it on literally anything else than their own ignorance and stupidity by not believing in real science.
Kid dies from easily preventable disease
Antivaxxer: Well, even if they did die at 2 years old, they at least didn’t die because they got the vaccine! They didn’t get to poison my precious crotch goblin!