Anonymous letter writing flags an unvaccinated neighbor
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So, it's come to this now, has it?
There's little scientific question that vaccinating your kids is in their best interest and the best interest of everyone with whom they contact.
But the anonymous letter-writing, as a woman in Wisconsin reported on Reddit? That's its own disease.
The woman, in Sussex, Wis., says she hasn't talked to any of her neighbors (that seems to be a thing these days), and she didn't talk to the parent of the allegedly unvaccinated child.
"I'm not sure how many other people got the letter, and I'm not even sure my neighbor knows about it," she said.
"The anti-vaxx thing has just gotten so heinous," she said. "It's not even about personal beliefs anymore. This is a public health issue."
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