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Here's some vindication for the germaphobes out there. A Bay Area Waldorf school recently made waves when it was discovered that only 23 percent of its kindergarten was getting vaccinations. Slate's KJ Dell'Antonia says it's time to confront the crazies. In the past, she has been too busy “respecting other parenting choices” to argue with parents who don’t vaccinate their kids, but vaccination rates that low are bound to send us back to the disease-ridden days of polio and whooping cough. “Even if it means some awkward conversations around the vegan, locally sourced stewpot,” writes Dell’Antonia,” I’m feeling like it’s worth some discomfort to speak up.”