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I mean not exactly surprising. We literally just had a measles outbreak in Brooklyn last year. Vaccination rates are basically a prediction market on events lik
by Alex3917 7y ago
I mean not exactly surprising. We literally just had a measles outbreak in Brooklyn last year. Vaccination rates are basically a prediction market on events like this happening.
- saagarjha 7y agoUnfortunately, I doubt the children of Pakistan are getting a vaccine against HIV.
- keithnoizu 7y agoor propholaytics which do actually exist.
- minitech 7y agoWhat does measles vaccination in Brooklyn have to do with syringe reuse in Ratodero?
- ktta 7y agoLack of proper understanding of healthcare science?
- ars 7y agoSeems like the issue here is poverty, not lack of understanding.
- Alex3917 7y agoMy point was that the cluster of unvaccinated folks in Brooklyn shows an uptick in people betting that the risk of something like this happening surpassed the risks of measles. Many/most people in Brooklyn eventually got vaccinated after the outbreak started, showing that they weren’t philosophically opposed to vaccines, but rather were making a bet based on perceived risk. That said, the epidemic itself is thought to have started as an offshoot of the epidemic in Israel. And right before the epidemic in Israel there was one in Pakistan, so there may be a direct connection as well.