The First PSA

I named this post "the first PSA" because I'm sure it'll be the first of MANY on this blog.

Syria - yes, the one our Senate discussed using military action in earlier this year - has an outbreak of polio. Polio was thought to be on its way out due to widespread use of vaccination worldwide. They were hoping to declare it extinct.

I'm not sure of the circumstances surrounding this outbreak, but I am sure of one thing: You should get vaccinated - for everything you can - and you should do the same for your kids. Vaccines do NOT cause autism. That's been repeatedly debunked (though folks like Jenny McCarthy keep trying to rebunk it). The ONLY circumstance under which you or others should not get vaccinated (for MMR, polio, the flu, anything) is if you are allergic. Otherwise, get vaccinated. Lack of vaccines cause outbreaks! To pull out a trope I kind of hate: The life you save may be your own.