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petronius

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7. Is this the article you read, or something like it?

Mon Feb 2, 2015, 08:46 PM

Feb 2015

http://www.post-gazette.com/news/nation/2015/02/01/Mississippi-yes-Mississippi-has-the-nation-s-best-child-vaccination-rate-Here-s-why/stories/201502010195

Compare that with California, epicenter of the ongoing Disney measles outbreak, where last year almost 8 percent of kindergartners — totaling 41,000 children — failed to get the required immunizations against mumps, measles and rubella. In Oregon, that number was 6.8 percent. In Pennsylvania, it was nearly 15 percent, or 22,700 kindergartners. And each of these states has suffered measles outbreaks in the last two years.

California! We're not the worst!!

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MISSISSIPPI IS NUMBER ONE! MISSISSIPPI IS NUMBER ONE! [View all] MohRokTah Feb 2015 OP

That is seriously amazing, but congrats to MS! MoonRiver Feb 2015 #1

Expect that number to drop at least 10% points... SkyDaddy7 Feb 2015 #38

K&R!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! RKP5637 Feb 2015 #2

Dang, now that they're being praised on a liberal board, they'll stop JHB Feb 2015 #3

Yeah for Mississippi. Good going. jwirr Feb 2015 #4

I'm frankly amazed. NaturalHigh Feb 2015 #5

Give our Republican governor and legislature time....they'll fix that in nothing flat! Rowdyboy Feb 2015 #6

Damn! BlueJazz Feb 2015 #10

Is this the article you read, or something like it? petronius Feb 2015 #7

Colorado is the worst... WorseBeforeBetter Feb 2015 #15

This message was self-deleted by its author tecelote Feb 2015 #17

Maybe it's because it's the poorest sunnystarr Feb 2015 #8

They also do not allow religous or philosophical exemptions. MohRokTah Feb 2015 #9

Between us we solved it! sunnystarr Feb 2015 #22

K/R Jack Rabbit Feb 2015 #11

sadly, it likely is because they're the poorest ellennelle Feb 2015 #12

From the site Mississippi Public Schools: brer cat Feb 2015 #16

The point is that it is those who are economically disadvantaged that go public. Because jtuck004 Feb 2015 #18

That is probably quite true. brer cat Feb 2015 #20

That is the public school system. Students in private academies aren't counted there. So because jtuck004 Feb 2015 #23

Are you saying the vaccinations are not required for private schools? brer cat Feb 2015 #24

Private schools have more leeway than public places. And I have no problem at all jtuck004 Feb 2015 #26

One segregation academy actually admitted an African American student KamaAina Feb 2015 #30

those numbers add up to 458,345 questionseverything Feb 2015 #36

Yes. K&R. JDPriestly Feb 2015 #13

K&R Terra Alta Feb 2015 #14

It's also tied for the highest obesity rate in the country George II Feb 2015 #19

Yay! NM frequently thanks Mississippi because otherwise we'd be number 1 duhneece Feb 2015 #21

Oklahoma, too. Frequently in the top 3 or 5 for obesity, poor health, smoking, child abuse, kath Feb 2015 #27

most anti-vaxxers are wealthy, or so I've heard. fried eggs Feb 2015 #25

Unfortunately, there are new laws being crafted. SansACause Feb 2015 #28

The article presents a pretty grim view of the likelihood these idiots will be successful. MohRokTah Feb 2015 #31

And....Mississippi Tea Partiers have introduced House Bill 130.... Avalux Feb 2015 #29

They have no exemptions for religion or philosophical reasons. Same for WV. Bluenorthwest Feb 2015 #32

Actually, on the religion exemption, the state Supreme Court ruled it unconstitutional in 1979. eom MohRokTah Feb 2015 #33

Yeah, so they don't have one, which is what I said. What do you think you are correcting? Bluenorthwest Feb 2015 #34

They tried one and their courts threw it out. MohRokTah Feb 2015 #35

So like I said, they don't have one. Bluenorthwest Feb 2015 #37

Smart folks down there in Mississippi. bigwillq Feb 2015 #39

Bet you couldn't find another lark Feb 2015 #40