Posted on 02/02/2015 12:00:39 PM PST by Tolerance Sucks Rocks
Out of the literal thousands of immunized people exposed 5 got it. Out of the vastly smaller, probably a few hundred non-immunized folks exposed to it, a few dozen got it.
Obviously the vaccine cut the odds of being infected drastically and the 5 that got it were unlucky enough to have had a failed immunization and exposure due to idiots.
Terrific cartoons.
That and the idiot parents that refuse to vaccinate their children.
Yes that is true but of course we don’t have all the numbers and just because someone doesn’t have records in the California doesn’t mean they weren’t vaccinated. The risk of death by measles is also very small. What is the vector that is bringing measles to California a place where it had been eradicated? Most likely it is the immigrant population. Maybe they can start by requiring illegal immigrants to be vaccinated before they can be released. Maybe tag them with a tracking device while they are at it.
Obviously the vaccine cut the odds of being infected drastically and the 5 that got it were unlucky enough to have had a failed immunization and exposure due to idiots.
You are completely correct, but it also shows that the idiots who don't vaccinate cause trouble for the rest of us. You can't just say let them go off on their own and hope darwinism weeds them out, because they take innocent victims with them.
This is big news around me also. My question is always “If the vaccine is working, why is this a problem?”
Makes people go nuts.
E have enough of the numbers. Vaccination rates are typically around 90% with a small variance depending on locale.
That 80+% of infections are in confirmed non-vaccinated is proof enough vaccines work.
Illegals are the spark; non-vaccinated are dry tinder. With enough effort, any green wood would burn.
A vaccine is like soaking the wood. Not perfect but it’ll slow the burn through the woods.
World bank stats show Mexico at a vaccination rate far better than the United States. Average rate for 2010-2013 is 91.8% for the United States while Mexico vaccinated 95.2% of its population. The pool of the unvaccinated in the U.S. is twice the size as the Mexican pool. Mexico only had 3 cases of measles about 3 years ago. We are now up to 91 cases, that is 30 times as many cases. You are going to have to find someone other than the beaners to blame for your troubles.
http://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SH.IMM.MEAS/countries Sorry about my html posting
So, if measles can’t spread in a vaccinated society, then it follows that those who are worried about measles will obtain the shots. Those who don’t want them are only risking themselves, and other like-minded folks, so what’s the problem? It’s their bodies, it should be their choice - there, I said it, I’m “pro-choice”.
I’m really glad I don’t have kids because this has made the vaccine pimps embrace their inner nazi out of irrational panic.
“The risk of death by measles is also very small.”
They said the same thing about chicken pox when I was a kid. Ever had the shingles?
I am in favor of parents getting their kids vaccinated for a number of childhood diseases.
I am in favor schools or businesses requiring proof of, or parental statements attesting to, a child getting their vaccinations in order for the child to be allowed to enter the premises.
I am not in favor of the government forcibly or under penalty of law forcing anyone to get a vaccination.
Parents who are concerned about this can keep THEIR children from playing with children whose parents will not attest to their kids receiving their vaccinations. If a child’s school does not know the vaccination status of their students and require it for entry, the parent should put the kid in a school that does insist on vaccinations. Disney should require a signed statement on vaccinations for every child an adult wants to take into Disneyland. All those things are individual rights people can exercise without demanding forced vaccinations by government.
So many of those who advocate vaccines do not do themselves any good with their holier than thou attitude and arguments from authority.
http://www.c-span.org/video/?321296-1/briefing-vaccines-vaccination-issues
Pay particular attention to Sonya Pemberton’s statements
Measle maps seem to indicate huge numbers south of our border. I guess they don’t believe in vaccinations either?
What a coincidence!
>> Those who don’t want them are only risking themselves <<
Wrong. Because measles is so extremely contagious, the anti-vaxxers are also risking neighboring children under one year of age (who are too young be vaccinated), they are risking pregnant women and their children “in utero” (the unborn), and they are risking immuno-compromised individuals of every age.
Can we start calling it “Mexi-measles” now?
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