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Question on the whole vaccination in schools issue: do the unvaccinated kids pose a threat to the vaccinated kids?

Posted by Cuzzin Todd (aka cuzzintodd) Jan 31 '15, 16:41

Meaning, even if the kids with the dumb parents get the measles, are the kids with the smart parents are safe from getting it?

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Vax typically don't prevent or kill the germ, you just ignore it, but can carry it to others, and a vaxxers kid can get it from a sick one - zeitgeist roaming the s5 galaxy Jan 31, 21:19
I have a newborn who can't get MMR until he's 1. I have a (vaccinated) kid going to kindergarten in September. - Beryllium Jan 31, 18:30 3
- a CNN reporter said you can get measels from someone who was breathing in a room 2 hours prior. -- nm - Peglegpete Jan 31, 19:01 2
  - yes measels is many times more contagious then say Ebola -- nm - DaneDukeNuuk Jan 31, 23:23
  - Well then it must be true. -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Jan 31, 20:07
It's bigger for kids that can't get vaccinated for medical purposes (allergic or suppressed immune systems). They've been protected by herd immunity -- nm - droidlet Jan 31, 16:52
Some of the people who got the Disneyland measles were vaccinated children and adults. -- nm - jnine Jan 31, 16:52
Don't the reports say it's only ~99% effective, and ~93% after the first shot......It's the herd immunity thing, the less risk overall the less - Meg Jan 31, 16:46 3
- There is the off chance that a vaccinated child still might get it, that's where herd mentality comes into play. The more that are vaccinated, the - CQ Jan 31, 16:48 2
  - It comes down to a numbers game. It always does. Everyone usually takes the 99% chance of survival, but there's always those a-holes -- nm - CQ Jan 31, 16:50 1
    - Those dickheads that bet 00 on a roulette board are the anti-vaxer types -- nm - CQ Jan 31, 16:50
Vaccinated ones are safe for the most part. But what else or other strains could be lurking, affecting other people -- nm - budice Jan 31, 16:45
If you have the measles vaccine, you're safe. -- nm - CQ Jan 31, 16:45

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