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spanone

(135,929 posts) Tue Jan 29, 2019, 01:30 PM Jan 2019

Some states allow parents to get out of vaccinations. Then this happens...

(CNN)Two states experiencing a measles outbreak, Washington and Oregon, allow parents to opt out of vaccines simply because they want to.

And while they hate to say "I told you so," pediatricians, well, told them so.

"I've been saying now for the last couple of years [that] it's only a matter of time before we see a horrific measles outbreak in the Pacific Northwest," said Dr. Peter Hotez, co-director of the Texas Children's Hospital Center for Vaccine Development.

All states require immunizations for children to attend school. Forty-seven states -- all but California, Mississippi and West Virginia -- allow parents to opt out of vaccines if they have religious beliefs against immunizations, according to the National Conference of State Legislatures.

https://www.cnn.com/2019/01/29/health/vaccine-exemptions-measles-outbreak/index.html

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Some states allow parents to get out of vaccinations. Then this happens... (Original Post) spanone Jan 2019 OP

If Trump wants to use his "national emergency" powers, vaccine-preventable disease outbreaks RockRaven Jan 2019 #1

And are parents being charged / booked for child endangerment charges should ... SWBTATTReg Jan 2019 #2

RockRaven

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1. If Trump wants to use his "national emergency" powers, vaccine-preventable disease outbreaks

Reply to spanone (Original post)

Tue Jan 29, 2019, 01:59 PM

Jan 2019

would be a good reason. Too bad he's an anti-vax (or at minimum anti-vax-friendly) moron.

SWBTATTReg

(22,205 posts)

2. And are parents being charged / booked for child endangerment charges should ...

Reply to spanone (Original post)

Tue Jan 29, 2019, 01:59 PM

Jan 2019

something terrible happen, because they didn't get their children vaccinations? I remember the polio scare back in the 60s and we all got polio shots. This is something to be really concerned about, for viruses or bacteria don't read the bible...and people actually do get the diseases that the vaccines are for. My cousin had polio and it affected his legs unfortunately. But he's a trooper and goes about his way as though he doesn't have a handicap. Thank goodness he's around and gets around pretty good. I admire him quite a bit.

That's why they had a push for polio vaccines because actual kids were being affected/impacted. A terrible choice for a parent to make, taking such a stupid risk (an intelligent risk I can understand, if the child isn't ever exposed to other kids, a dirty environment, etc. but in a imperfect world, this is highly unlikely). The risk is stupid and uncalled for...when the results could result in death or terrible injury.

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