I hate and fear anti-vaccers more than just about anybody. Since so many people are basically science illiterate in the US and lots of other places, the potential death and disability toll from their irrational spew makes me shudder.
Considering how deadly some viruses are, I have to agree that anti-vac propaganda is criminal.
Vaccines are one of the top human accomplishments. Even with early vaccines back in the '50's and '60's, diseases mutated fast enough that we still saw a lot of sad statistics for kids. Things have gotten so much better now, if people will only get their kids vaccinated!
Among my generation, the first epidemic of what is now - thanks to advances in vaccine development and the speed with which new vaccines are distributed - an innocuous childhood illness, rubella. Back then, it caused many fetus, infant and toddler mortalities. Also, lots of hearing loss from the way that virus affected both cochleas and possibly the otic nerve branch. I know lots of people my age who got rubella, had high fevers for days despite getting medical help, and ended up with permanent hearing loss and chronic tinnitus, also facial tics and balance/vertigo problems that can last a lifetime. I personally lost 40% of the hearing in my right ear, and have had exceeding loud tinnitus in both ears since getting rubella as a toddler in '64.
When there are nightmare viruses like ebola out there in the world?... yeah, STFU and Die, Anti-Vaccers!