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As someone who has a kid who is still too young to get certain vaccines (including Measles), I am terrified of going to crowded places. Seriously, unvaccinated
by dyingkneepad 7y ago
As someone who has a kid who is still too young to get certain vaccines (including Measles), I am terrified of going to crowded places.
Seriously, unvaccinated people represent a threat to my son. This is not like being a flat-earther where you spread misinformation but you don't really harm people in a meaningful way. By spreading anti-vaxx information you are indirectly killing babies, children and adults. It is in the interest of society to stop you from doing harm.
- HBKXNCUO 7y agoFrom https://www.nbcnews.com/storyline/measles-outbreak/measles-outbreaks-make-2018-near-record-year-u-s-n961276 https://www.nbcnews.com/storyline/measles-outbreak/measles-o... >In 2018, 349 individual cases of measles were confirmed in 26 states and the District of Columbia. With a hospitalization rate of 1 in 4 and a death rate of 1-2 in 1000, and about 1 in a million people getting the disease per year, if you are terrified of your child getting measles, you should see a therapist.
- progman32 7y agoMeasles isn't the only vaccine-preventable deadly disease though.
- HBKXNCUO 7y agoOther than the flu, none of them kill more than a handful of children per year.
- toasterlovin 7y agoFWIW, while the stats are appreciated, the remark about seeing a therapist is needlessly antagonistic.
- HBKXNCUO 7y agoI don't think so. If he is genuinely terrified of something that is that unlikely to kill or seriously harm his child, it would be in his interest to see a therapist about that. I am guessing that his statement was actually just needlessly hyperbolic, in which case I don't see anything wrong with a bit of antagonism.