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60. There is no Herd Immunity because of ADULTS

Wed Jun 10, 2015, 09:45 AM

Jun 2015

The Diphtheria vaccination only last for 10 years. I suppose that is why they included it in the Tetanus vaccination, recommend every 10 year.

Herd Immunity for Diphtheria and Pertussis?

http://www.medicaldaily.com/adult-vaccination-rates-rise-still-far-too-low-tdap-shots-only-13-percent-246702

85% of adults are needed to be vaccinated with boosters for Herd Immunity. With only 13% getting that Tdap shot (85% have gotten a tetanus TD booster?), is there any Herd Immunity? Pass laws mandating all children get vaccinated? That will not work for vaccinations which require boosters in adulthood.

Who travels on planes to foreign countries? Children or adults? I am simply saying that some people cannot see the forest (entire population) for the trees (little children).

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Spain has first diptheria case in 30 years. VACCINATE YOUR ****ING CHILDREN [View all] Recursion Jun 2015 OP

Just this past Friday, at the peds office, I had a mom... 3catwoman3 Jun 2015 #1

Diphtheria is a real killer. It used to be called membranous croup... Hekate Jun 2015 #2

Kick! Heidi Jun 2015 #3

Don't you mean to say, "Vaccinate your beloved children"? pnwmom Jun 2015 #4

+1 nt Bonobo Jun 2015 #5

+1 - had the same reaction when i read the title DrDan Jun 2015 #7

Oh develop a sense of humor. Zynx Jun 2015 #9

Oh develop a sense of irony. pnwmom Jun 2015 #14

Actually, the first one time he said vaccinate your FUCKING children diamondhead Jun 2015 #36

Well, that doesn't make a whole lot of sense. pnwmom Jun 2015 #38

He's not talking about HIS children diamondhead Jun 2015 #39

Maybe he's talking about YOURS, pnwmom Jun 2015 #41

Are you an anti vaxxer? diamondhead Jun 2015 #45

I am so much NOT an anti-vaxxer, that I got an adult booster, and so did all my adult children, pnwmom Jun 2015 #47

You have to ask what is wrong with people? You know what is wrong with people. Rex Jun 2015 #6

Horrible diseases have simply been forgotten Warpy Jun 2015 #55

It's dam discouraging is what it is! Rex Jun 2015 #56

World Health Organization Statistics HockeyMom Jun 2015 #8

This is appallingly poor argumentation. Zynx Jun 2015 #10

Was Measles eradicated in 2000? HockeyMom Jun 2015 #11

Neither the article not any replies except yours mentions measles at all Godhumor Jun 2015 #12

There were no Measles cases after 2000? HockeyMom Jun 2015 #16

No one said anything at all about measels eradication in the article or this thread Godhumor Jun 2015 #18

Ok, back to Diphtheria HockeyMom Jun 2015 #30

Oy, this again. NuclearDem Jun 2015 #31

"keep us out of public school" You can't go to public school because you're a senior citizen. LeftyMom Jun 2015 #35

Using the WHO site, there has been one case of diphtheria in the US in the last ten years Godhumor Jun 2015 #44

I'd rather simply point and giggle bemusedly than fight. LanternWaste Jun 2015 #46

Oh, I have a whole list of places to keep you out of for refusing vaccinations. Starry Messenger Jun 2015 #49

Supermarkets? Restaurants? HockeyMom Jun 2015 #50

When you are identified as a carrier by the CDC Starry Messenger Jun 2015 #51

Godwin's Law for the win!!1! Cal Carpenter Jun 2015 #59

We hit the trifecta! Starry Messenger Jun 2015 #62

This message was self-deleted by its author Cal Carpenter Jun 2015 #58

Whooping Cough statistics for you Godhumor Jun 2015 #13

That is from OUR Government HockeyMom Jun 2015 #17

Um, the numbers for CDC and WHO are pretty much the same Godhumor Jun 2015 #20

[citation needed] NuclearDem Jun 2015 #32

Do you enjoy the thought of people getting preventable diseases, Cal Carpenter Jun 2015 #33

Your input is always very helpful in these discussions. Thank you. Orrex Jun 2015 #61

"Measles eradication" does not mean "zero cases of measles." NuclearDem Jun 2015 #37

I agree 100%. Iggo Jun 2015 #15

DU rec... SidDithers Jun 2015 #19

Welcome back! Godhumor Jun 2015 #21

Thanks!... SidDithers Jun 2015 #22

Hey, hi uppityperson Jun 2015 #23

... SidDithers Jun 2015 #24

Anti-vaxxers are far worse. SwankyXomb Jun 2015 #26

Hey Sid. Tarheel_Dem Jun 2015 #40

Heya... SidDithers Jun 2015 #48

Oh thank god you're back ismnotwasm Jun 2015 #53

+1 leftofcool Jun 2015 #54

they should be treated like Holocaust deniers, instabanned nt geek tragedy Jun 2015 #63

Because vaccines work 100% of the time. Puzzledtraveller Jun 2015 #25

No they don't and you know it. CaliforniaPeggy Jun 2015 #27

No one says they do. NuclearDem Jun 2015 #28

I smell bullshit eminating from your direction. Humanist_Activist Jun 2015 #29

Times like this you need to remember Michael Biehn from Terminator: SwankyXomb Jun 2015 #34

The family feels tricked? What the hell did they expect to happen? Tarheel_Dem Jun 2015 #42

And get an ADULT diphtheria/pertussis/tetanus vaccine for YOURSELF, per CDC recommendations. pnwmom Jun 2015 #43

You make a point that even mandate supporters Puzzledtraveller Jun 2015 #52

There is no Herd Immunity because of ADULTS HockeyMom Jun 2015 #60

I know of few adults who have had boosters too. Puzzledtraveller Jun 2015 #69

No, and try to force me HockeyMom Jun 2015 #57

we fear FOR unvaccinated small children, who are the victims of child abuse at the hands geek tragedy Jun 2015 #64

Thank you for caring for my Grandson HockeyMom Jun 2015 #66

if only the law allowed. not to mention the risk to the public geek tragedy Jun 2015 #68

Because you have to right to do something doesn't mean it isn't dangerous. Oneironaut Jun 2015 #65

Trust me, it's not worth it. tammywammy Jun 2015 #67

+10000...and counting! Puzzledtraveller Jun 2015 #70