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92% of doctors say measles outbreak due to parents not vaccinating

By Time  
   February 03, 2015

Nine out of ten doctors agree the current outbreak of measles is directly attributable to parents who do not vaccinate their kids, according to a recent poll. The physician social networking company SERMO, which has 300,000 medical members, polled over 3,000 doctors and found that the vast majority think the current measles outbreak—which has infected over 80 people—is from unvaccinated kids. Over two-thirds (72%) of those surveyed believe that kids who are unvaccinated should not be allowed in public schools. The current outbreak is believed to have originated from a group of people, many unvaccinated, visiting Disney California Adventure Park in Anaheim, California.

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