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Often overlooked in commentary on anti-vaxxers, and by the anti-vaxxers themselves, is this: Freeloading The anti-vaxxers are freeloading on the herd immunity
by toss1 7y ago
Often overlooked in commentary on anti-vaxxers, and by the anti-vaxxers themselves, is this:
Freeloading
The anti-vaxxers are freeloading on the herd immunity created and maintained by the smart people.
That herd immunity prevents the regular epidemics & pandemics common before vaccines, when families often had 10 children to see a few survive to adulthood.
There is plenty deliberate ignorance of history, Dunning-Kruger Syndrome, and confirmation bias in their 'arguments', but the root seems to be a (likely) unconscious willingness to freeload on the benefits provided by others.
This is unfortunately coupled with a deliberate ignorance of and/or willingness to deliberately endanger the small subset of people with bona-fide medical conditions that contraindicate vaccination, and so genuinely rely on the herd immunity to survive.
It is far past time to coddle this deliberate ignorance and freeloading. If anti-vaxxers want to stay that way, fine, but they need to choose and not be permitted poison the well - vaccination needs to be required for alk access to public buildings, schools, transport, etc.
- lpah4all 7y agoDo you know you are a fascist? Look it up. Controlling other people's bodies because of your fears is fundamental to fascism. Personally, I'm not a holocaust denier. I also loathe oppressors of any sort, but your beliefs are your beliefs. That said, it would be far better if you understood exactly what you are.
- GCSAQCMIYI 7y ago>That herd immunity prevents the regular epidemics & pandemics common before vaccines Like Scarlet fever?
- toss1 7y agoNo. Scarlet Fever is bacterial, not viral, and are fought by different parts of the body's immune system. Few if any attempts at creating vaccines against bacteria are successful, whereas vaccines against viruses are typically more successful, although viruses such as Influenza can evolve new versions frequently, requiring new vaccine versions.
- GCSAQCMIYI 7y agoHuh? https://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/schedules/hcp/imz/child-adolescent.html https://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/schedules/hcp/imz/child-adolesc... > Diphtheria, Tetanus, Pertussis, Haemophilus influenzae type b, Pneumococcal conjugate, Meningococcal, Meningococcal B, Pneumococcal polysaccharide Of course that's not even relevant. Where are the Scarlet fever epidemics? Why did they go away at a time and pace similar to polio?
- caamoqkkammcm 7y agoHuh? https://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/schedules/hcp/imz/child-adolescent.html https://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/schedules/hcp/imz/child-adolesc... >Diphtheria, Tetanus, Pertussis, Haemophilus influenzae type b, Pneumococcal conjugate, Meningococcal, Meningococcal B, Pneumococcal polysaccharide Of course that's not even relevant. Where are the Scarlet fever epidemics? Why did they go away at a time and pace similar to polio?