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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It sounds like she’s an intelligent person who has done her research and formed her own opinion. I don’t see how it concerns you. If you’re scared of measles then vaccinate your own kids. [/quote]

Except that's not how it works 100%.  The reason vaccines since we all started getting them in late 1960s/early 1970s work best is when you achieve herd immunity.  For measles that is 95% vaccinated.  We do that to protect kids too young to be fully vaccinated (cannot get first shot until 12 months and 2nd at 4/5years and it's likely the vaccine wanes in people over 40/50 who haven't had a booster), to protect the immunocompromised.  The more people who refuse to vax when they are able to keeps this number too low and that means even some who are vaxed will get it.  It happens, I've seen it.  Same for Whooping Cough.  I've seen a 10 yo get it (fully vaxed, just hadn't had the 11/12 yo shot because they were only 10) when it went through our community.  It's nasty and the poor kid struggled for months and was hospitalized (no prior health issues).  Now imagine getting it when you are a baby (those under 2 months have no vax, they get them at 2, 4, 6, 15 months and 4-5years.  You are not fully vaxed until 4-5 years, and I woudlnt' want my 4 or 6 month old exposed to a case of WC if I could avoid it.

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