Seattle is home to some of the leaders in vaccine research and distribution, including the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, which has spent millions bringing vaccinations to the developing world. Yet this state is also home to a measles outbreak that has affected 13 people so far this year. Despite this region’s scientific emphasis on vaccine research, the anti-vaccination movement has managed to thrive here.
The current measles outbreak isn’t the first time Washington has distinguished…
Seattle is home to some of the leaders in vaccine research and distribution, including the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, which has spent millions bringing vaccinations to the developing world. Yet this state is also home to a measles outbreak that has affected 13 people so far this year. Despite this region’s scientific emphasis on vaccine research, the anti-vaccination movement has managed to thrive here.
The current measles outbreak isn’t the first time Washington has distinguished…