"@SummerAnthem: Yep, it's called herd immunity, and it relies on a certain percentage of the population developing resistance to the disease through the vaccine:
[en.wikipedia.org]
My guess is that the increase in reported cases of Autism/Asperger's spectrum disorders is due to more diagnoses, the trend of men waiting longer to have children ([www.washingtonpost.com]) and probably some genetic component."
"I just bought a couple of round-trip tickets from the US to Europe three months ahead of time simply so I could reserve two decent seats together for a 10+ hour flight."
"The upside is that Florida just last month shot down a bill that would have required ALL women seeking abortions to have an ultrasound before the procedure."
"The problem with banning foods because they're "bad" for us is that the conventional wisdom of what is "bad" is highly politicized and changes from year to year.
Endangered species, makes sense to ban production and sales."
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