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This isn't a tetanus outbreak (tetanus is not infectious) so the fact that Tetanus shots need a periodic booster isn't relevant. The measles vaccine is very rel
by tialaramex 2y ago
This isn't a tetanus outbreak (tetanus is not infectious) so the fact that Tetanus shots need a periodic booster isn't relevant. The measles vaccine is very reliable, if you had two MMR shots you're done, you'll see 97% reported sometimes, that's what happens when you use sampling and can't prove it's 100% effective.
What I'm asking the parent was - why are they acting as if they'll get infected? If it's because they've chosen not to vaccinate well, yeah, that's how consequences work.
- ForTheKidz 2y agoPresumably proving 100% efficacy is impossible. Among other things, there are immune disorders that ensure you're still at risk even if fully vaccinated. And anyone is at risk with a depressed immune system, which can be caused by sleep, diet, stress, unrelated illness, pregnancy, etc etc. and finally remember that vaccinated people still get infected, they just are able to fight the infection with high success rate (you claim 100% but 3% is a big gap to explain away). Even people who successfully fight the infection completely unsymptomatically likely incur a cost to their organs and immune system as a result. Even with vaccinations, you should attempt to avoid risk of infection if you can.
- doodlebugging 2y ago>Even with vaccinations, you should attempt to avoid risk of infection if you can. This is especially true when the circulating affliction can be spread silently by vaccinated persons who have no symptoms but can be actively shedding virus.
- orwin 2y agoI know someone who had to have her antibodies tested (before working in a lab), and realized vaccines were less effective for her (she had half to a quarter of necessary antibodies) and had to retake a lot of boosters, including 'mmr' (it has another name here) and hepatitis.