WHAT HATH PUBLIC-HEALTH HYSTERIA WROUGHT? Middle class children suffering rickets. “Middle class children in the south of England are suffering from the ’17th century disease’ rickets as parents cover them in sunscreen and limit time outside in the sunshine, a leading doctor has warned.”

Sure, they’ll go crazy following the sunshine warnings — and then they’ll skip the vaccinations. Vitamin D good. Whooping cough bad. How hard is that, anyway?