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In reply to the discussion: Anti-vaxers kill another child [View all]Lionessa
(3,894 posts)17. Yes, however, most folks are never given boosters, day care workers would be hard pressed
to afford extra medical costs of vaccines (that aren't mentioned by one's physicians, and have you ever had them suggest boosting your pertussis vax?), and lastly many daycare workers are immigrants and may not have ever had access to vaxes.
So it isn't an "anti-vax" mindset that caused this, it is more likely poverty &/or immigrant status (of daycare workers) and/or a lack of the medical community to keep adults and teens up on their boosters.
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The infant could have easily caught the pertussis from a vaccinated child.
FedUpWithIt All
Aug 2012
#1
"The longer you went from your last vaccine, the greater your risk of disease,"
cleanhippie
Aug 2012
#4
You sound as hysterical about this as the anti-vaxer do about autism and vaxes.
Lionessa
Aug 2012
#6
I have, as have others and yet you seem stuck in the same mud re: this article.
Lionessa
Aug 2012
#29
the person accusing others of being murderers is telling others to stay classy?
HiPointDem
Aug 2012
#56
Hysterical? Really? Holy shit, you need to seek a less stressful message board!
11 Bravo
Aug 2012
#33
What didn't you understand? "majority of cases were in fully vaccinated children"
HiPointDem
Aug 2012
#55
It says nothing about it being anti-vax, but that the child was too young for full vax.
Lionessa
Aug 2012
#2
Please point to where in that paragraph, it points to anti-vaxers causing this child's illness?
Lionessa
Aug 2012
#5
Yes, however, most folks are never given boosters, day care workers would be hard pressed
Lionessa
Aug 2012
#17
"Anti vaxxers make me so very angry" Agreed, and they put us all at risk. Its really selfish, IMO.
cleanhippie
Aug 2012
#9
It was enough to bring about the reemrgence of nearly eradicated childhood diseases.
cleanhippie
Aug 2012
#15
Two years ago. We have a 3year old and my spouse is a public school teacher.
cleanhippie
Aug 2012
#34
Rejecting science in favor of superstition must have one heck of an evolutionary advantage
4th law of robotics
Aug 2012
#24
This kind of reasonable thought is unacceptable. First, it removes an issue as a candidate for
Egalitarian Thug
Aug 2012
#52
The majority of those getting sick are up-to-date with their immunizations, which kind of goes
HiPointDem
Aug 2012
#54