Dear Editor: Can We Talk or Are We Doomed to Argue?

Dear Editor,

Thank you for the cartoon on the "Readers Speak" page of the August 13th Ledger, the caption of which read "Exemptions for school vaccines are at an all-time high... I don't know who they are, but you sure can spot 'em."

I, too, celebrate the rising number of people seeking and winning exemptions from school vaccinations. I see that as a very healthy trend. And I agree that it is easy to spot the children who are not getting vaccinations. Having been schooled as a scientist and having read widely and deeply on the subject of vaccine safety, efficacy, and necessity since 2016, I ha...