chumps
Mar
28
2014
A political cartoon published March 28, 2014, in The Columbus Dispatch depicts a child sick with mumps in bed, with symptoms including headache, swollen glands, fever, chills and fatigue labeled on arrows pointing to the boy. On the right side, two adults labeled The Chumps wear white T-shirts with the word VACCINES crossed out in red circles. The image draws a direct visual contrast between the suffering child and the adults who appear to have declined vaccination. The cartoon responds to ongoing mumps outbreaks linked to pockets of vaccine refusal in communities during that period.
