When school doors open this month, hundreds of thousands of unvaccinated children will walk into classrooms stripped of herd immunity, aided by state exemptions and federal malpractice.
What baffles me is that while there is misinformation out there, there is plenty of good information too. Parents can’t find it? They can’t distinguish good information from misinformation? What’s the problem?
Many comments assume that parents opting out of vaccines are supremely selfish and misinformed. What if we assume they are making a decision that they believe is in the best interest of THEIR child. Why do they believe this? My speculation is that they fear vaccines, but they don’t fear measles.
If fear is the driving force, maybe there should be more communication about why they should fear measles. The “unprotected” are not only the immunocompromised and very young. They include any child and adult who is not vaccinated. Period. The health consequences of getting measles are unpredictable, even for the healthy.
What are the risks to one’s health from getting measles compared to the risks of being vaccinated? Which one—measles or the vaccine—should parents fear more if they want their child to be healthy, now and well into the future, including adulthood?
Just waiting for a rubella outbreak…when many young women will then be faced with miscarriages or a child born with congenital rubella syndrome (CRS)with problems with the eyes such as cataracts, deafness, as well as affecting the heart and brain.
A parent's freedom to refuse to vaccinate their child(ren) ought to end when it collides with the right of other people NOT to be exposed to a highly infectious disease.
I'm truly sorry for the children and families who will be affected by this dangerous and irresponsible course. There will br children and other vulnerable people who will
People should vaccinate their kids for measles because it’s so risky for small babies and people who are immunocompromised. It’s a safe vaccine and the minor side effects if any are worth the severe complications measles causes. My friend from childhood had an aunt who was brain damaged because of measles. Vaccinated your kids.
I always thought it was ignorant for schools to allow such uneducated parents to claim their right to refuse vaccines for their children other than in very limited health cases. If parents didn't want to follow rules then they could home school or pay for private school out of their own pockets. It's extremely selfish and anticommunity to purposely spread such illness on others' children.
(Don't even get me started about the ignorant government leaders who believe other people have the right to purposefully expose me to illness and death out of laziness or stupidity.)
"As of today, 24 states have already breached that 5 percent red line, with coverage in places like Idaho collapsing to an astonishing 75.2 percent". Does this mean Idaho has 24.8% unvaccinated or 75.2% unvaccinated? It's most likely the former, but the Mr. Nesbit used statistics about unvaccinated throughout, changing in this one place.
Before there was a vaccination for measles, I had it. Fifth grade. One month or so spent alone in my darkened bedroom (measles makes eyes painful). At about this time, when the schools, public as well as private, started to provide hearing tests to all students. For the first time, my hearing was judged less than optimal, and I was transported to another school that provided free and more intensive hearing testing because of the original findings. Fast forward 50 years and I learn that measles infection can cause hearing loss. I need to wear hearing aids in both ears. Not ideal but at least I can hear. Measles is not just the cause of several weeks of discomfort and isolation. It can cause long lasting hearing loss.
Two unvaccinated people have died of measles in PA:
Lancaster County, Pa., where both patients lived, has been at the center of an outbreak that has so far hospitalized 70 people and infected more than 390, a third of whom were children.
Don't worry US parents! The kids surviving this kennedy epidemic will be of the fittest kind. The boys will be incorporated in kegseth's T-army and the girls will be prepared to birther a lot of rightwing babies. At least, that is the drump plan.
When -- and how‽‽‽ -- did society become so freaking stupid‽‽‽
What baffles me is that while there is misinformation out there, there is plenty of good information too. Parents can’t find it? They can’t distinguish good information from misinformation? What’s the problem?
Many comments assume that parents opting out of vaccines are supremely selfish and misinformed. What if we assume they are making a decision that they believe is in the best interest of THEIR child. Why do they believe this? My speculation is that they fear vaccines, but they don’t fear measles.
If fear is the driving force, maybe there should be more communication about why they should fear measles. The “unprotected” are not only the immunocompromised and very young. They include any child and adult who is not vaccinated. Period. The health consequences of getting measles are unpredictable, even for the healthy.
What are the risks to one’s health from getting measles compared to the risks of being vaccinated? Which one—measles or the vaccine—should parents fear more if they want their child to be healthy, now and well into the future, including adulthood?
Just waiting for a rubella outbreak…when many young women will then be faced with miscarriages or a child born with congenital rubella syndrome (CRS)with problems with the eyes such as cataracts, deafness, as well as affecting the heart and brain.
A parent's freedom to refuse to vaccinate their child(ren) ought to end when it collides with the right of other people NOT to be exposed to a highly infectious disease.
I'm truly sorry for the children and families who will be affected by this dangerous and irresponsible course. There will br children and other vulnerable people who will
contract measles and suffer complications.
People should vaccinate their kids for measles because it’s so risky for small babies and people who are immunocompromised. It’s a safe vaccine and the minor side effects if any are worth the severe complications measles causes. My friend from childhood had an aunt who was brain damaged because of measles. Vaccinated your kids.
I always thought it was ignorant for schools to allow such uneducated parents to claim their right to refuse vaccines for their children other than in very limited health cases. If parents didn't want to follow rules then they could home school or pay for private school out of their own pockets. It's extremely selfish and anticommunity to purposely spread such illness on others' children.
(Don't even get me started about the ignorant government leaders who believe other people have the right to purposefully expose me to illness and death out of laziness or stupidity.)
"As of today, 24 states have already breached that 5 percent red line, with coverage in places like Idaho collapsing to an astonishing 75.2 percent". Does this mean Idaho has 24.8% unvaccinated or 75.2% unvaccinated? It's most likely the former, but the Mr. Nesbit used statistics about unvaccinated throughout, changing in this one place.
Before there was a vaccination for measles, I had it. Fifth grade. One month or so spent alone in my darkened bedroom (measles makes eyes painful). At about this time, when the schools, public as well as private, started to provide hearing tests to all students. For the first time, my hearing was judged less than optimal, and I was transported to another school that provided free and more intensive hearing testing because of the original findings. Fast forward 50 years and I learn that measles infection can cause hearing loss. I need to wear hearing aids in both ears. Not ideal but at least I can hear. Measles is not just the cause of several weeks of discomfort and isolation. It can cause long lasting hearing loss.
Two unvaccinated people have died of measles in PA:
Lancaster County, Pa., where both patients lived, has been at the center of an outbreak that has so far hospitalized 70 people and infected more than 390, a third of whom were children.
Not to mention permanent effects that measles can cause, like hearing loss, and adverse effects on a fetus.
Don't worry US parents! The kids surviving this kennedy epidemic will be of the fittest kind. The boys will be incorporated in kegseth's T-army and the girls will be prepared to birther a lot of rightwing babies. At least, that is the drump plan.
Is childhood vaccination for entry to school decided by states? Which states do [or do not] require this?