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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]How do you actually put this into effect? Do you really question everyone before playdates, parties, classes, playground, etc?

I could maybe understand TDAP, MMR, etc, but the Flu? The CDC even said this years vaccine was not nearly as effective thanks to a mutation. What about just common sense? Don't let your kids around people who are sick, wash hands often, etc?

DD is fully vaxed (minus the flu) but I would never tell her she can't have a playdate with a friend just because they were not vaxed. I mean that's the point of vaccinations right? To keep the child from getting the disease, even if they come into contact with it?[/quote]

That is NOT the purpose of vaccines and it's one of the reasons that anti-vax parents and their "we're not hurting anybody" arguments are wrong.

Vaccines reduce the risk that a person will be infected, (usually greatly), but doesn't eliminate it.  If your child is vaccinated, there is still a chance that your child can get the virus and get sick. When I was a kid, there were some kids that got chicken pox twice, for example.  If an unvaccinated child catches a virus, they can pass it to your child and there is a chance that your child will get sick.

If the entire population is vaccinated, then the risk is reduced for the whole population and there is no reservoir for the virus to live and breed. The absence of a reservoir breaks the chain of command and makes everyone safe. [/quote]

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