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> Unfortunately, their poor vaccination culture caused Measles to spread to neighboring New York City, and then across the country. Is it accurate to single ou
by CoastalCoder 4y ago
> Unfortunately, their poor vaccination culture caused Measles to spread to neighboring New York City, and then across the country.
Is it accurate to single out Rockland County?
Maybe my reasoning is too simplistic here, but I'd think NYC was only vulnerable if they too had a poor vaccination culture.
- tialaramex 4y agoIt's normal to have a few people who can't or shouldn't be vaccinated, as well as some low level of refusal or negligence. Good coverage means NYC won't have a Polio epidemic, but not that nobody in NYC will get Polio if it has taken hold in adjacent areas.
- myko 4y ago> Maybe my reasoning is too simplistic here, but I'd think NYC was only vulnerable if they too had a poor vaccination culture. Not the case. Vaccines aren't 100% effective. It's possible for an unvaccinated person to infect a vaccinated person. Ideally, everyone is vaccinated, and the risk becomes extremely small.