BART rider with measles potentially exposed thousands in Bay area
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Re: BART rider with measles potentially exposed thousands in Bay area
#2Damn I wish the media would run more scare stories about pandemics of extremely virulent diseases that are actually completely preventable! "Don't want to risk having your child die? Don't want potential life long health problems? Get vaccinated today!" >_<
Re: BART rider with measles potentially exposed thousands in Bay area
#3Damn I wish the media would run more scare stories about pandemics of extremely virulent diseases that are actually completely preventable! "Don't want to risk having your child die? Don't want potential life long health problems? Get vaccinated today!" >_<
The externalities of not getting vaccinated (see: this article) makes a strong case for requiring them or at least making a subset of them required upon exit for reentry (similar to passports) without religious exemptions.
Re: BART rider with measles potentially exposed thousands in Bay area
#4Damn I wish the media would run more scare stories about pandemics of extremely virulent diseases that are actually completely preventable! "Don't want to risk having your child die? Don't want potential life long health problems? Get vaccinated today!" >_<
Got an email about this from cal, might been exposed, grr.
Why don't people vaccinate.
Re: BART rider with measles potentially exposed thousands in Bay area
#5Damn I wish the media would run more scare stories about pandemics of extremely virulent diseases that are actually completely preventable! "Don't want to risk having your child die? Don't want potential life long health problems? Get vaccinated today!" >_<
Got an email about this from cal, might been exposed, grr. Why don't people vaccinate.
If you are vaccinated as most people in the US should be then why should you care that you were exposed?
Re: BART rider with measles potentially exposed thousands in Bay area
#6Earlier quoted context omitted.
Got an email about this from cal, might been exposed, grr. Why don't people vaccinate.
If you are vaccinated as most people in the US should be then why should you care that you were exposed?
The effect of most vaccines wanes with time; however, because most people receive them, even those with waning or no resistance gain benefit (herd immunity). In this circumstance, though, once you're directly exposed, you're at risk.
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#8Earlier quoted context omitted.
Got an email about this from cal, might been exposed, grr. Why don't people vaccinate.
If you are vaccinated as most people in the US should be then why should you care that you were exposed?
Think about the children!
But seriously, children don't usually get vaccinated for measles until they are 1yo.
Re: BART rider with measles potentially exposed thousands in Bay area
#9Earlier quoted context omitted.
Got an email about this from cal, might been exposed, grr. Why don't people vaccinate.
If you are vaccinated as most people in the US should be then why should you care that you were exposed?
Being vaccinated does not ALWAYS mean that you are individually immune, even if it is a lot better than not getting any vaccinations.
Many vaccines build "herd immunity" and will not work as well if people decide to opt out for some frivolous reason.
Also of course some people cannot receive a specific vaccine because they are pregnant or immunocompromised. Others should be vaccinated to prevent spread to those vulnerable populations, not just to protect themselves.
Re: BART rider with measles potentially exposed thousands in Bay area
#10Universities require all standard vaccinations. How was this student admitted to Berkeley?