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Considering just how many people from outside of the US Google employes it's quite possible that they simply came from a country that historically didn't have a

Considering just how many people from outside of the US Google employes it's quite possible that they simply came from a country that historically didn't have a good vaccine coverage for example India. Heck according to this data https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/sh.imm.meas https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/sh.imm.meas In 1980 even Germany had 25% vaccination coverage but I'm guessing it could include East Germany too so a developer in their mid 30's simply might not been vaccinated at a young age and if they didn't travel to high risk countries, joined the military or worked with at risk groups it was never caught.

kupaka 8y ago
The measles vaccine is required for a US immigrant visa https://www.uscis.gov/news/questions-and-answers/vaccination-requirements https://www.uscis.gov/news/questions-and-answers/vaccination...
- dogma1138 8y ago
  Starting in 2009, you could’ve been born in Germany in the 80s which had poor coverage at the time immigrated to the US in the late 90’s and you would not be vaccinated.
cjensen 8y ago
Sure. But the Bay Area has long had a large population of Indian immigrants without ever having a measles problem. This is almost certainly caused by anti-vax issues rather than immigration from poorly vaccinated countries.
- autokad 8y ago
  > "This is almost certainly caused by anti-vax issues rather than immigration from poorly vaccinated countries." How many anti vaxers do you think exist? exist in the bay area? (not talking about just think its unsafe, but dont get the vaccine). *hint, its low how many illegal immigrants do you think exist? exist in the bay area?
  - scarejunba 8y ago
    All those illegal immigrants from India working at Google. Right.
2-m3m3n70 8y ago
You normally have to provide proof of vaccination history when going through the immigration process.
pkaye 8y ago
I think those who legally immigrated to the US needs to be current on their vaccines to be admitted so I expect them to be a lower risk.
- dogma1138 8y ago
  That has been in effect only since 2009.
bArray 8y ago
I happen to know with 100% confidence that some Google employees were recently abroad in an area struggling with a measles outbreak. Of course this doesn't mean it came from some place external to the US, but it certainly means it's not impossible.

kupaka 8y ago

The measles vaccine is required for a US immigrant visa https://www.uscis.gov/news/questions-and-answers/vaccination-requirements https://www.uscis.gov/news/questions-and-answers/vaccination...

dogma1138 8y ago
Starting in 2009, you could’ve been born in Germany in the 80s which had poor coverage at the time immigrated to the US in the late 90’s and you would not be vaccinated.

cjensen 8y ago

Sure. But the Bay Area has long had a large population of Indian immigrants without ever having a measles problem. This is almost certainly caused by anti-vax issues rather than immigration from poorly vaccinated countries.

autokad 8y ago
> "This is almost certainly caused by anti-vax issues rather than immigration from poorly vaccinated countries." How many anti vaxers do you think exist? exist in the bay area? (not talking about just think its unsafe, but dont get the vaccine). *hint, its low how many illegal immigrants do you think exist? exist in the bay area?
- scarejunba 8y ago
  All those illegal immigrants from India working at Google. Right.

2-m3m3n70 8y ago

You normally have to provide proof of vaccination history when going through the immigration process.

pkaye 8y ago

I think those who legally immigrated to the US needs to be current on their vaccines to be admitted so I expect them to be a lower risk.

dogma1138 8y ago
That has been in effect only since 2009.

bArray 8y ago

I happen to know with 100% confidence that some Google employees were recently abroad in an area struggling with a measles outbreak. Of course this doesn't mean it came from some place external to the US, but it certainly means it's not impossible.