Should the March Of Dimes still exist?

[Moose242]

The March Of Dimes was started in 1938 to stop polio.

We have cured polio, yet the March Of Dimes still exists. I don't get this.

"Faced with redundancy after Jonas Salk discovered the polio vaccine, it adopted a new mission, "fighting birth defects", which was recently changed to a vaguer goal of "breakthrough for babies", rather than disbanding."

[chronical]

Yes!!!!

[Nash B.]

As long as it still has an objective and is working toward that objective, why not?

[Roscoe]

I get about 40 cents a year in the mail plus postage fees.....

No.

[FastFox]

Didn't they shift to birth defects a few years ago ?

[Baron Von Crowder]

they do a lot of work with prematurity.

The serious problem of premature birth
Every year, more than half a million babies are born too soon in the United States. Our country’s premature birth rate has risen by 36 percent over the last 25 years. That’s serious cause for concern.

Premature birth costs society more than $26 billion a year and takes a high toll on families. Babies born just a few weeks early are at risk of severe health problems and lifelong disabilities. Premature birth is the number 1 killer of newborns.

The Prematurity Campaign
In 2003, the March of Dimes launched the Prematurity Campaign to address the crisis and help families have full-term, healthy babies. We’re funding lifesaving research and speaking out for legislation that improves care for moms and babies. Worldwide, 13 million babies are born prematurely each year. In 2008, we expanded the campaign globally.

so why not?

[Strychnine]

The March Of Dimes was started in 1938 to stop polio.

We have cured polio, yet the March Of Dimes still exists. I don't get this.

Maybe they had/have a very accurate crystal ball?

http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2014/05/140507-polio-health-disease-vaccination-war-world/

"Our last outbreak occurred in 1979 among the Amish, an unvaccinated population."

"After more than half a century of increasingly successful efforts to eradicate polio, the paralyzing and sometimes fatal disease is staging a comeback and crossing international borders."

[Broncojohnny]

Not sure why anyone should care unless they are funded using public money.

[Sean88gt]

I should do a go-fund-me to fuck Jenny McCarthy in the name of vaccinating kids. Anything above the first $250k will go directly to vaccinating the little bastards.

[Chili]

What does it matter? If you don't think it's a worthy charity then give your money to another that you think is worthy....