I'm convinced that anyone who buys this book is too stupid to have children. Anyone who thinks it somehow mitigates the impact of not vaccinating their kids ought to sign up to be euthanized.

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While a measles outbreak grips the US and health professionals seek to stem the tide, anti-vaxxers have published a book to convince children that the deadly disease is “marvelous.”Melanie’s Marvelous Measles is available on Amazon, and sets out to persuade 4-10-year-old children that the measles is actually pretty fun, has no serious possible side-effects, and is something kids should look forward to getting.The book includes such inspired medical advice as : measles is easily avoided by drinking melon juice

vaccines weaken the human immune system,

getting measles strengthens it (as does melon juice). A brief overview of the ridiculous cast of characters in this poorly written and down-right dangerous piece of anti-vaccination propaganda is as follows: The main character Melanie was vaccinated but got measles anyway, the “worst case” the doctor had ever seen. So she runs around with a big grin, full of energy, showing off her cool red dots.

Melanie’s mom responds to her daughter getting measles (in a classroom that apparently has a 50% vaccination rate) by exclaiming: “so much for vaccination!”

Melanie’s un-vaccinated classmate Tina is protected from measles by all the melon and carrot juice she drinks. This makes her sad, because she’d love to catch the measles.

Then there is Jared, the baddie. He’s a boy in class who believes in vaccination. He is a mean, eats junk food, and comes down with the measles anyway (because vaccines don’t work, Jared).

This is what happens when publishing tools are put in the hands of the wrong people, but thankfully, Amazon reviewers are there to save gullible readers from disaster. The top review is classic:

If you enjoyed this book, check out these other fine titles from the same author: Abby's Absolutely Abundant Abscess

Addie's Adorable Adenoma

Adelia's Addled Alzheimer's

Andys Amazing AIDS

Anne's Incandescent Anorexia

Annette's Astonishing Aneurysm

Annie's Awesome Asthma

Arnie's Artful Addiction

Barack's Baroque Barbiturate Overdose

Barry's Bitchin Beri Beri

Beatrice's Bawdy Bronchitis

Bella's Beloved Bell's Palsy

Bennett's Breathtaking Boil

Bertha's Blossoming Bulimia

Billy's Bodacious Botulism

Bobby's Bitchin Bubonic Plague

Bobby's Bubbling Buboes

Bob's Bodacious Bone Break

Boris's Big Blister

Bradley's Brilliant Bradycardia

Candy's Candid Candida

Carl's Chewy Cancer

Carl's Cool Cauliflower Ear

Carol's Calm Coma

Carol's Colorful Chlamydia

Carol's Copacetic Chlamydia

The comment author, Michael Gogulski goes through the entire alphabet this way. It's hilarious and totally appropriate. Thank you, Mr. Gogulski, for saving people from themselves.

This whole anti-vax thing needs to stop. If people are stupid enough to buy this snake oil, I suggest they watch Chris Hayes' report last night on the supplements that have no clothes. Or supplements.