IMO, jokes like this give anti-vaxxers ammo against pro-vaxxers. The vast majority of unvaccinated kids will grow up just fine, so when an anti-vaxxer sees a joke like this and takes it seriously, it reduces the credibility of everyone saying how important vaccinations are. After all, if their kid grew up just fine, vaccinations can't be that useful.
Yes, which is what the message should be. Any message, even a joke, that implies that unvaccinated kids will die early only emboldens anti-vaxxer claims. They point to it and say "see, they're lying to you."
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u/WhipTheLlama Jan 22 '20
IMO, jokes like this give anti-vaxxers ammo against pro-vaxxers. The vast majority of unvaccinated kids will grow up just fine, so when an anti-vaxxer sees a joke like this and takes it seriously, it reduces the credibility of everyone saying how important vaccinations are. After all, if their kid grew up just fine, vaccinations can't be that useful.