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Disneyland Measles Outbreak: Article Analysis
Magazine article:
Haelle, T. (2015, January 20). Five Things to Know About The Disneyland Measles Outbreak. Retrieved from http://www.forbes.com/sites/tarahaelle/2015/01/20/five-things-to-know-about-the-disneyland-measles-outbreak/#1e0012df273c.

In this magazine article “Five Things To Know About The Disneyland Measles Outbreak” it talks about a recent outbreak that happened in Disneyland in Southern California, and what are the possible reasons for the outbreak. The outbreak occurred because there are a lot of children who were not vaccinated because their parents thought vaccinations could harm them. So this particular person carried the virus with him to Disneyland and spread it to others and non-vaccinated visitors got it. In this article it explains why this outbreak wasn’t because of undocumented immigrants as some people say, it was actually because of the U.S citizens themselves. Some citizens choose not to vaccinate their children and put their children in danger and this strongly affects other non-vaccinated children (due to their weak immune system) who are around them. It emphasizes that people should vaccinate their children and they shouldn’t think that vaccination could harm them because if they get a virus and spread it to other people, it not only the families choice on the their children but its also effecting the rest of the community.
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This article is also very recent being published in 2015, it’s written by Tara Haelle who is a science journalist, and she focuses on clarifying misinformation about vaccines in most of her articles. I think she’s a credible person and I could definitely use this source in my

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