VACCINATION UPDATE: Tightening up in Britain? “Children who have not received all their vaccinations should not be allowed to start school, a Labour MP has suggested.”

Meanwhile, in the United States: Bay Area School Closed Due to Whooping Cough. “The state averages a 99 percent immunization rate. But at East Bay Waldorf School, health officials say less than 50 percent are protected from the disease and say that’s why it was able to spread so easily. . . . The Waldorf School System was founded by Rudolph Steiner in 1919. He believed children were made stronger through illness and believed in a holistic approach to medicine. A school spokesperson says they do not make recommendations to parents regarding immunizations.”

I do. My recommendation is, get the shots. Meanwhile, has McCain ever backtracked from his Imus-inspired anti-vaccine talk? According to this report from Farhad Manjoo he hasn’t, and Clinton and Obama seem to be on board too. However: “McCain and Obama are the worst offenders.”

UPDATE: Some must-read (and -listen) thoughts from Shannon Love.