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Did you know that vaccine protection doesn't last a lifetime? And that all the adults that got vaccinated as a child in the 50s, 60s, 70s, 80s and maybe even t

Did you know that vaccine protection doesn't last a lifetime? And that all the adults that got vaccinated as a child in the 50s, 60s, 70s, 80s and maybe even the 90s are no longer immune? But none of those people have been required to get immunized again to maintain herd immunity. This means we've been at 50% coverage or less for decades. Maybe there is some missing information that needs to be discussed?

krastanov 8y ago
You are saying people are not getting booster shots? My parents and I have ours roughly every other decade...
- RobertRoberts 8y ago
  No one that I know (adults) have. When was the last time you got a booster shot for smallpox? Also, Merck has been caught falsifying their data on at least one of their vaccines for decades. But this is not commonly shared or known.
  - _underfl0w_ 8y ago
    Do you have a reference you can cite for that?
    - RobertRoberts 8y ago
      Two virologists that worked for Merck: https://www.courthousenews.com/Class-Says-Merck-Lied-About-Mumps-Vaccine/ https://www.courthousenews.com/Class-Says-Merck-Lied-About-M...
  - krastanov 8y ago
    Smallpox is eradicated and nobody is getting vaccinated for it anymore. It is not worth the hassle, expense, and indeed the very small danger of negative effects. I and the people I know get boosters for more common diseases (measles for instance) every 10 or 20 years.
tartuffe78 8y ago
Kids are gathered in groups from daycare -> high school. In daycare illnesses spread quickly because of kids putting things in their mouth, and hygiene only improves slowly into elementary school. Furthermore younger kids are more likely to be killed or seriously affected by illnesses than healthy adults.
- RobertRoberts 8y ago
  >Furthermore younger kids are more likely to be killed or seriously affected by illnesses than healthy adults. That is moving the goal posts. If adults get measles, they can pass it on to the kids. And the stated belief is that 95% immunity is required for herd protection. Yet, we simply don't have that, and there isn't mass sickness everywhere.
b_tterc_p 8y ago
Vaccine effectiveness durations are studied. They vary by the vaccine you’re getting (which I would hope is obvious but your comment is very much a blanket statement). Many of them might decline in efficacy but that can mean 90% effective which is very good. Furthermore many of them have mitigating effects if you do get the diseases anyway that reduce risk of death or complications.
- astura 8y ago
  FYI, here's the CDC adult vaccination schedule: https://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/schedules/hcp/imz/adult.html https://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/schedules/hcp/imz/adult.html

krastanov 8y ago

You are saying people are not getting booster shots? My parents and I have ours roughly every other decade...

RobertRoberts 8y ago
No one that I know (adults) have. When was the last time you got a booster shot for smallpox? Also, Merck has been caught falsifying their data on at least one of their vaccines for decades. But this is not commonly shared or known.
- _underfl0w_ 8y ago
  Do you have a reference you can cite for that?
  - RobertRoberts 8y ago
    Two virologists that worked for Merck: https://www.courthousenews.com/Class-Says-Merck-Lied-About-Mumps-Vaccine/ https://www.courthousenews.com/Class-Says-Merck-Lied-About-M...
- krastanov 8y ago
  Smallpox is eradicated and nobody is getting vaccinated for it anymore. It is not worth the hassle, expense, and indeed the very small danger of negative effects. I and the people I know get boosters for more common diseases (measles for instance) every 10 or 20 years.

tartuffe78 8y ago

Kids are gathered in groups from daycare -> high school. In daycare illnesses spread quickly because of kids putting things in their mouth, and hygiene only improves slowly into elementary school. Furthermore younger kids are more likely to be killed or seriously affected by illnesses than healthy adults.

RobertRoberts 8y ago
>Furthermore younger kids are more likely to be killed or seriously affected by illnesses than healthy adults. That is moving the goal posts. If adults get measles, they can pass it on to the kids. And the stated belief is that 95% immunity is required for herd protection. Yet, we simply don't have that, and there isn't mass sickness everywhere.

b_tterc_p 8y ago

Vaccine effectiveness durations are studied. They vary by the vaccine you’re getting (which I would hope is obvious but your comment is very much a blanket statement). Many of them might decline in efficacy but that can mean 90% effective which is very good. Furthermore many of them have mitigating effects if you do get the diseases anyway that reduce risk of death or complications.

astura 8y ago
FYI, here's the CDC adult vaccination schedule: https://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/schedules/hcp/imz/adult.html https://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/schedules/hcp/imz/adult.html