Re:A Measles Case Hits Google's Silicon Valley Headquarters
by OrgNet on Wednesday April 17, 2019 @07:42PM
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Are you saying that 1/3 of kids at daycares are under 1 year-old?
Re:A Measles Case Hits Google's Silicon Valley Headquarters
by kozikow on Wednesday April 17, 2019 @07:50PM
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Definitely less than 1/3, as older kids are more likely to go to day-care, but I couldn't find any data about age distribution at daycares...
Re:A Measles Case Hits Google's Silicon Valley Headquarters
by asveikau on Wednesday April 17, 2019 @07:54PM
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With regards to the question of "many Googlers being antivaxers", I wonder how common it is for a family to not think of themselves as anti-vax, but through bad luck in or poor research in selecting a pediatrician they end up getting fewer vaccines for their kids. Personally, I think I might know one such family where that seemed to be the case, someone who didn't seem to realize something kooky their pediatrician had said. I would imagine that would come up by the time they go to school though.
Re:A Measles Case Hits Google's Silicon Valley Headquarters
by joecool1029 on Wednesday April 17, 2019 @07:48PM
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I wonder if it counts 'not up to date' as older millennials that have only 2 MMR vaccinations. The latest guideline from CDC recommends a booster for adults in this case: https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/67/wr/mm6701a7.htm
EDIT: Nevermind, you're strictly talking daycare. Probably looks worse with this factored in.
MMR vaccine is given at 1 year, pre-school starts at 3 years. Making a rough assumption of uniform age-distribution at daycares, it's expected that about 1/3 of babies won't be vaccinated against measles.
Edit: Linked article disproves this theory: https://www.wired.com/2015/02/tech-companies-and-vaccines/ . "According to the California DPH data, ..., At a nearby Google daycare, ... Just 68 percent are up to date with their MMRs". ... "The California DPH numbers only cover children between 2 and 5 years old"