With the recent measles outbreak causing widespread alarm in the US, approaches and attitudes to vaccination have seen a new peak in terms of public conversation over recent weeks.
With some parents citing personal beliefs and the fear of the potential side effects of vaccinating their children, the topic has been elevated to global proportions by celebrities who have used their fame as a platform to protest vaccination. Other times, the discussion around the practice of vaccination has veered into political territory, becoming a sort of proxy for bigger structural issues within the healthcare system.
With some parent...