A heartbreaking letter written by Roald Dahl in support of vaccination has gone viral 27 years after it was penned.
Roald Dahl‘s letter urging parents to vaccinate their children has resurfaced as the measles outbreak in the US continues to grow and fuel debate against anti-vaxxers.
In 1962 the author of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory‘s eldest daughter, Olivia, died of measles age seven.
Dahl’s daughter – whom he dedicated James and the Giant Peach and The BFG to – died before the measles vaccine was invented.
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Almost 20 years later and two years before his own death, Dahl wrote a passionate plea to parents to vaccinate their children, so that they could avoid the heartbreak he endured.
As reports continue to come out of the US of more children contracting measles due to a cluster of unvaccinated people, Dahl’s words have never been more poignant.
You can read his words below…
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If Raggedy Ann author, Johnny Gruelle had written a letter for his daughter, I wonder how that would read? In the meantime, chew on this. http://dailycaller.com/2015...
Wrong, there were a couple of cases in Perth's southern suburbs just before christmas.