RECEIVE AND WHEN THEY SHOULD GET
THEM. 
>> Reporter: JENNIFER MARKEL AND
HUSBAND HAVE FOUR CHILDREN, FIVE
TO 15. 
>> I HAVE CHOSEN TO VACCINATE MY
CHILDREN AND NOT ON THE CURRENT 
CDC GUIDELINES.
BUILT THIS BARN ALL BY HIMSELF. 
>> Reporter: LYNN BARTON AND 
HERSELF HAVE TWO OLDER CHILDREN.
HER OPINION ABOUT VACCINATIONS. 
>> I THINK THERE ARE TOO MANY 
AND THEY'RE GIVEN TOO EARLY.
>> Reporter: BOTH FAMILIES LIVE 
IN OREGON, WHICH HAS ONE OF THE 
COUNTRY'S HIGHEST RATES OF 
FAMILIES WHO DO NOT FOLLOW CDC 
GUIDELINES OF IMMUNIZATIONS.
AND THEY LIVE IN AND NEAR THE 
PICTURESQUE TOWN OF ASHLAND, A 
26.4% RATE OF KIND GARTENNERS 
EXEMPT FROM VACCINATION AND THE 
LEAST VACCINATED CITY IN THE 
U.S.
THE REPUTATION OF THE TOWN OF 
20,000 PEOPLE HAVE BECOME SO 
WELL KNOWN, OFFICIALS FROM THE 
CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL CAME
HERE TO HOLD A TOWN HALL MEETING
SEVERAL YEARS AGO TO ASK PARENTS
WHY THEY WERE OPTING OUT OF 
VACCINATIONS.
JENNIFER MARGEL, A JOURNALIST, 
BELIEVES IN SOME VACCINATIONS 
BUT NOT OTHERS.
MEASLES, MUMPS, AND RUEBELL LA, 
SHE DOES NOT BELIEVE IN.
DO YOU BELIEVE YOU'RE ENDANGERS 
OTHERS?
>> SO I'M NOT ENDANGERING PEOPLE
IN MY COMMUNITY BECAUSE MY 
CHILDREN ARE INCREDIBLY HEALTHY.
THEY HAVE ROBUST IMMUNE SYSTEMS 
AND THEY AREN'T SPREADING. 
>> Reporter: HOW DO PEOPLE KNOW 
TO TRUST YOU AND TRUST EVERYONE 
ELSE WHO DOESN'T VACCINATE?
HOW DO WE TAKE YOUR WORD?
>> MAYBE GIVE ME A TEST AND SAY,
DID YOU BREAST-FEED YOUR 
CHILDREN, AND FOR HOW LONG, HOW 
OFTEN DO YOUR KIDS GET SICK AND 
TAKE THEM TO THE DOCTOR?
>> Reporter: BELIEVES IN SOME 
BUT NOT ALL VAX IN THIS CASES.
SON GOT MMR BUT DAUGHTER ONLY 
ONE BECAUSE HER DAUGHTER GOT 
SICK FROM IT.
BARTON IS SKEPTICAL OF MUCH WHAT
THE OVERWHELMING MAJORITY OF 
SCIENTISTS SAY ABOUT VACCINES, 
THAT THEY ARE SAFE AND 
EFFECTIVE.
WHY DO YOU HAVE REASONS TO 
DISBELIEVE THEM?
>> BECAUSE I HAVE BEEN STUDYING 
THIS ISSUE FOR 20 YEARS AND I 
KNOW THAT THERE ARE MANY, MANY 
PEOPLE WHO DON'T AGREE. 
>> Reporter: THERE'S A 
POSSIBILITY YOU'RE DOING 
SELECTIVE STUDY, THIS IS WHAT 
YOU WANT TO BELIEVE AND NOT 
NECESSARILY SCIENTIFIC TRUTH. 
>> I CAN ONLY DO WHAT I CAN DO, 
BUT IF YOU'RE SAYING, DO I 
ALWAYS ACCEPT WHAT SOMEONE IN 
AUTHORITY TELLS ME AND OBEY 
THAT?
NO.
I DON'T THINK THAT IT'S MY 
OBLIGATION TO DO THAT. 
>> Reporter: REGARDING THE 
ENDANGERS OF OTHER CHILDREN 
AROUND UNVACCINATED CHILDREN, 
SHE IS NOT SHY ABOUT DECLARING. 
>> I REJECT THE PREMISE THAT I 
HAVE A MORAL OBLIGATION TO MY 
CHILD'S HEALTH AT RISK FOR 
ANOTHER CHILD. 
>> Reporter: BLUNT
