Chickenpox Outbreak at North Carolina School with High Anti-Vaccination Rate Leaves Dozens Sick
Child with chickenpox.Photo: Getty A school in Asheville, North Carolina, has been inundated with dozens of cases of the chickenpox following high rates of parents refusing to vaccinate their children, claiming religious exemption, according to multiple outlets. The vaccine has been incredibly effective, as some 90 percent of children used to contract the disease. Beforehand, about 4 million cases of the virus would appear annually in the U.S., more than 10,000 of whom would be hospitalized and between 100 and 150 of whom would die....