TIL that in 1986 Roald Dahl wrote a heartfelt plea (his daughter died of Measles in 1962) and pointed out that 20 children would die of measles due (in part) to the ignorance of anti-vaxxers.

http://www.blacktriangle.org/blog/?p=715



Submitted February 02, 2015 at 04:25PM by Touristupdatenola http://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/2ui84v/til_that_in_1986_roald_dahl_wrote_a_heartfelt/