“Peanuts” and Vaccines
![A large hand keeps a coughing child surrounded by viruses away while in another panel, Jenny McCarthy angrily tells her story. Caption: Many states require children to be vaccinated before they can attend school (with exceptions for those who cannot receive vaccines) while too often white media figures promote anti-vaccination conspiracy theories. Quote: [My son] died in front of me for two minutes. Give me mumps and measles. I'll take that way over autism any day. Larry King Live, 2008.](https://makinaro.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/peanuts7-2.jpg)
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Charles Schulz used his culturally monolithic comic strip to advocate for public health. But his approach had some serious shortcomings.