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Re:Measles outbreak rages after anti-vaccine groups target v... by manyxcxi on Saturday May 06, 2017 @03:56PM (#14281954)
Even more importantly certain vaccines are given at certain ages. So if some anti-science parent doesn't vaccinate their brood and say, take their kid to the same play area as my kids, one of which isn't a year old yet, she's now got an exposure to something she can't be vaccinated for yet.

This is why having high vaccination rates are so important. There is a percentage who can't be vaccinated (age, health issues, whatever), there's an unknown percentage for whom the vaccination just didn't work, and then there's the wide circle of immunity formed around them by everyone else who is immune and up to date on those immunizations.

Re:Measles outbreak rages after anti-vaccine groups target v... by nonbel on Saturday May 06, 2017 @05:49PM (#14282450)
Please stop spreading this "cannot vaccinate due to age" myth. It is completely off-base. I explained more here: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=14282142
Re:Measles outbreak rages after anti-vaccine groups target v... by manyxcxi on Saturday May 06, 2017 @09:23PM (#14283326)
It's not really a myth if your pediatrician won't do it. And though I see the idea as valid, I'm not really going to fight against the vaccination schedule that every pediatrician wants to stick to.
Re:Measles outbreak rages after anti-vaccine groups target v... by nonbel on Saturday May 06, 2017 @09:45PM (#14283401)
What reason did the pediatrician give?