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Originally Posted by Javadrinker
First, it is a shame that 2 Rep. politicos opened their mouths to speak on the vaccinate or not issue before engaging their brains , and one of them a Dr.
That being said, if you look at where the most cases of this latest outbreak is occurring it is in the bastions of the left, and as one researcher put it "look where there is a whole foods and draw a circle around it."
I am one that thinks there should be much less government in our lives, but this is clearly a public health issue, and I see that like I see rights; my own rights END where your rights BEGIN; my rights as a parent to not vaccinate my child end when my child goes in contact with other children. I've been vaccinated against everything in the world it seems like and so have my children and grandchildren.
Darwinism is alive and very well.
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This. What most people tend to forget is that attached to "Rights" is another "r" word - Responsibility. In this case, as PedOncoDoc made abundantly clear, your choices can have potentially lethal consequences for others.
JJ, this goes back to your original question of,
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"Their kids get measles,,
We are all vaccinated,, What's the problem???"
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As I understand it, with regard to measles, there are 4 groups of people:
1. MMR Vaccine results in immunity (most of us)
2. Around 3% of fully vaccinated children don't develop a lasting immunity, and are susceptible to infection with the virus.
3. The un-vaccinated (those under 12 months of age)
4. Those who are severely imuno-compromised (as PedOncoDoc pointed out)
It is for these last three groups that everyone should be vaccinated. The goal, then is to reach a Herd Immunity level (~85-90% of population successfully vaccinated) to protect those 3 groups.
A choice not to vaccinate has much farther reaching consequences than just your child.
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