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In response to "A baby who hadn't been vaccinated and traveled through the Portland International Airport has been diagnosed with measles. -- (link)" by Mop (205 lbs)

I want to point out that we don't know the baby's age so he might simply have been old enough for the MMR vaccine.

Posted by Mop (205 lbs) (aka rburriel) Mar 31 '14, 13:39

But it still speaks to two other factors:

1 - He's sick because someone else COULD have gotten the MMR vaccine and didn't.

2 - A whole bunch of other dumbasses out there that could have gotten the MMR vaccine but didn't are now at risk.

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Yes. Herd immunity is broken, and now the vulnerable are suffering for the hubris of the selfish. -- nm - Beryllium Mar 31, 16:27
thats the how/why of whooping cough, the most vulnerable babies are too young but older sister plays with 'jenny's kids -- nm - zeitgeist Mar 31, 13:45

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I want to point out that we don't know the baby's age so he might simply have been old enough for the MMR vaccine.

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