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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]What's up with Bethesda Montessori, with a 40% vaccination rate? I've never heard of the school, but it's the lowest in the area.[/quote]

And Capital Hill Day School, at 52%. I didn't think that was either a MAGA or hippie school.[/quote]

I'm very surprised by that. Seems almost improbably low. Does make me second guess considering for our kid if that 52% is even remotely true.[/quote]

I think what these numbers should reveal to people is that vaccine skepticism may extend beyond your hard core constituencies at this point. 20 years ago the only people skipping MMR for their kindergarteners were super religious (evangelical fundies, Jewish orthodox, some Christian Scientists, etc.) far left hippies (like people living on communes, off the grid types, the super hippie-ish Waldorf types). But I think what we are seeing is increased vaccine skepticism even across people who don't fall into these groups.

You also see this happening in other countries. Canada had more than twice the number of reported measles cases in 2024 as in the US. Parts of Europe are also struggling with measles outbreaks. Vaccine skepticism is no longer as fringe as it once was. [/quote]

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