The anti-vax loons are having a rally in Grant Park, in Chicago, today at 3-5pm. The wretched fraud Andrew Wakefield will be speaking there, encouraging more parents to make their children vulnerable to pathogens and to act as vectors for the spread of disease. Some people are taking action and moving in to spread factual information — if you're in the area and have some time, help them out.
They are also having 'satellite rallies' in Edison, NJ, New York City, and Kent, WA. I'm dismayed at that last one, that's my hometown…and it's being held in the public library. I practically grew up in that library (at least, its prior architectural incarnation). If you're in those towns, stop by share some truth with these dangerous kooks, too.
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