[exDemMom]

We are definitely suffering from an epidemic (more like pandemic) of normalcy bias. Every idiot who refuses to vaccinate his or her children because of the stupid belief that somehow, a tiny needle prick is more dangerous than a potentially deadly pathogen is absolutely steeped in normalcy bias. Because they've never seen these diseases, they believe they do not exist and that there is nothing to protect their children against. (They are not very different from people in the Ebola affected countries who do not believe Ebola is real.)

Despite this, few homes have gloves and medical masks in their medicine cabinet, even though they would be useful for any outbreak of infectious disease. [copied from article at link]

If you keep those items in your home, be aware that latex gloves have a shelf life, and might only last a few months under certain conditions of heat and humidity. Disposable gloves, of any material, should be inspected periodically to make sure they are still usable. Latex gloves that have light colored spots or patches on them are no longer protective.

[Axenolith]

RE: vaccinations

I’m surprised a lot more people aren’t mistrustful of vaccines and medicine in general given

A) The government’s wanting to run/control it.
B) The government’s propensity to conduct experiments and procedures upon the public without their knowledge or consent (bio warfare experiments in SF bay/NY subways, letting guys wander around for 20 years with syphilis while observing them, radiation/atomic testing, forced sterilizations/eugenics, etc...)