To the Editor:

The Mid-coast region is home to many intelligent, highly educated residents. They’re not afraid to ask questions or make their own decisions. In many ways, this is excellent. Unfortunately, it can lead to some poor decisions, as well.

For those of us who aren’t educated in the hard sciences, it’s all too easy to believe the negative hype surrounding vaccines and leave children vulnerable to preventable diseases. This not only endangers the children whose parents refuse vaccines, but the elderly, the immunocompromised, pregnant women, and babies who are too young to be vaccinated.

We have a chance to change this. Contact your legislators and show your support of bill HP 464. This bill still allows parents to exercise the freedom of refusal, but it insists that they learn the facts about the remarkable benefits of immunizations first.

Armed with these facts, parents can make better decisions for their children, and children can attend school without fear of catching a terrible and preventable disease.

Chelsea Kidd
Camden