Mother often knows best. But when she starts ordering her children to eat a lollipop licked by a stranger with a nasty virus, it's time for someone else to step in.
In this instance, that someone is the federal government.
As The Associated Press recently reported, a few parents have been using the Internet to obtain contaminated candies - or other items - as an alternative to vaccinating their children from varicella, otherwise known as chickenpox.
One woman posted on Facebook with an offer of a "fresh batch of pox in Nashville shipping of suckers, spit and Q-tips available tomorrow 50 dollars via PayPal." http://hamptonroads.com/2011/11/chickenpox-lollipops-and-awful-judgment
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In this instance, that someone is the federal government.
As The Associated Press recently reported, a few parents have been using the Internet to obtain contaminated candies - or other items - as an alternative to vaccinating their children from varicella, otherwise known as chickenpox.
One woman posted on Facebook with an offer of a "fresh batch of pox in Nashville shipping of suckers, spit and Q-tips available tomorrow 50 dollars via PayPal." http://hamptonroads.com/2011/11/chickenpox-lollipops-and-awful-judgment
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