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wellst0nev0ter

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27. Yeah, no

Tue Apr 30, 2019, 11:24 PM

Apr 2019

https://www.healio.com/infectious-disease/vaccine-preventable-diseases/news/online/%7B02dd4970-1c21-47b4-a11e-27b8b56916b0%7D/vaccination-of-amish-limited-2014-ohio-measles-outbreak

Members of a mostly unvaccinated Amish community in Ohio helped limit the spread of the largest measles outbreak in the United States in more than 2 decades by eschewing tradition and getting vaccinated by the thousands, according to a new report.

The Amish population at the heart of the 2014 measles outbreak that infected hundreds of people across nine Ohio counties was less opposed to vaccination than Amish communities have been in the past, researchers wrote in the New England Journal of Medicine.

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BuzzFeed News: Pete Buttigieg supports religious exemptions for vaccines if herd immunity exists. [View all] TheBlackAdder Apr 2019 OP

It's not like he's breaking precedent. Those exemptions have always ecstatic Apr 2019 #1

There is no way to guarantee herd immunity as people travel, relocate, attend college, etc. TheBlackAdder Apr 2019 #3

The Jahova Witnesses have a water tight case crazytown Apr 2019 #5

Yet their dying on the table could cause others to join them. TheBlackAdder Apr 2019 #8

Jehovah's Witnesses will not accept blood transfusions. . . Collimator Apr 2019 #13

Who told you that? Andy823 Apr 2019 #29

My memory may not be very clear. Collimator May 2019 #39

The Jehovah Witnesses DO vaccinate radical noodle Apr 2019 #30

I have been thinking this, too... susanna May 2019 #41

Unless a qualified medical doctor says the vaccine will harm you, there should be no exemptions. LonePirate Apr 2019 #2

But then like-minded doctors, or religiously motivated ones would write exemptions for others. TheBlackAdder Apr 2019 #6

A better approach might be for schools to require it with no exceptions, but a general ecstatic Apr 2019 #7

That sounds a little libertarian, since there are other mandated innoculations required for children TheBlackAdder Apr 2019 #19

I don't like it, but there is a certain logic to it. marylandblue Apr 2019 #4

That is a very stupid proposal, sorry Pete. You clearly DON'T understand public health, hlthe2b Apr 2019 #9

These exemptions have been on the books in all 50 States for decades leftofcool Apr 2019 #12

Ha.. i am so well aware of that having had to deal with them for decades. But defending them with hlthe2b Apr 2019 #15

He isn't proposing anything that is not already a law. leftofcool Apr 2019 #16

Suggesting we can monitor herd immunity for decisions on who to vaccinate or not hlthe2b Apr 2019 #18

This is already being done in some States leftofcool Apr 2019 #24

I work in the field, have been singularly responsible in prior employment. So, you are not educating hlthe2b Apr 2019 #26

Yeah, no wellst0nev0ter Apr 2019 #27

Those exemptions and rules normally worked in the past radical noodle Apr 2019 #31

religion first, public welfare second nt msongs Apr 2019 #10

Religious Objections to the Measles Vaccine? Get the Shots, Faith Leaders Say Eugene Apr 2019 #11

Pete is correct. These are the laws leftofcool Apr 2019 #14

While the current law, many states, such as NJ & NY, are reevaluating religious exemptions. TheBlackAdder Apr 2019 #17

Not good. There shoild be no exception for religious beliefs. SunSeeker Apr 2019 #20

I think this is a very sensible approach. n/t CaliforniaPeggy Apr 2019 #21

Anyone wishing a religious exemption to vaccination should have to provide LongtimeAZDem Apr 2019 #22

lol! nt ecstatic Apr 2019 #28

. dalton99a May 2019 #35

Extremely bad idea nt BlueFlorida Apr 2019 #23

This is terrible NYMinute Apr 2019 #25

There are perfectly valid medical reasons radical noodle Apr 2019 #32

There are none except NYMinute May 2019 #44

Yes, immunodeficiency is what I had in mind radical noodle May 2019 #45

The fact that this position aligns somewhat w/ existing laws/rules does not make it good or rational RockRaven Apr 2019 #33

From the buzzfeed article: catchnrelease May 2019 #34

That sounds nothing like his quote. RandySF May 2019 #37

The original quote came from a spokesperson, not Pete himself, marylandblue May 2019 #40

I said that I would raise money for him if ran for other office RandySF May 2019 #36

According to Buzzfeed, the campaign has added a "clarifying statement": WhiskeyGrinder May 2019 #38

not sure johannsyah May 2019 #42

Important: Mayor Pete has cleaned this up, saying MEDICAL EXEMPTIONS ONLY hlthe2b May 2019 #43