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This might be the dumbest take I've read online in months. Alabama has had 1 case of measles in 24 years. Alabama requires MMR for entry to public k-12 schools

by ch4s3 8mo ago

This might be the dumbest take I've read online in months. Alabama has had 1 case of measles in 24 years. Alabama requires MMR for entry to public k-12 schools and has a 95.3% vaccination rate which meets the accepted threshold of 95% for heard immunity. One minute of searching could have turned this up for you. But you're making up some stupid bullshit about "ow childhood vaccine rates". Seriously, I can't fathom why you'd think the poorest students in Alabama shouldn't be receiving high quality in person education even in the face of imperfect ventilation. Talk about the perfect being the enemy of the good.

TimorousBestie 8mo ago
> Alabama requires MMR for entry to public k-12 schools For now. Your state legislature has multiple bills in progress to increase vaccine exemptions and reduce requirements, following the national trend. > and has a 95.3% vaccination rate 93.8% the year prior, see below. We’ll see if it’s an upward trend or an outlier soon enough. > But you're making up some stupid bullshit about "ow [sic] childhood vaccine rates". Here’s a weighting of various vaccination metrics by state: https://www.newsweek.com/states-that-vaccinate-most-map-2127408 https://www.newsweek.com/states-that-vaccinate-most-map-2127... (2025) And a local report from a couple months ago: https://alabamareflector.com/2025/12/08/alabama-sees-lower-vaccination-rates-amid-policy-debates-and-rising-hesitancy/ https://alabamareflector.com/2025/12/08/alabama-sees-lower-v... > The vaccination rate for children aged 13-17 nationwide remained high in 2024, but it drops significantly in Alabama as children age. Where about 70% of 4-10-year-olds are up to date on vaccines statewide, only 25% of children 11-18 years old are up to date. And as I said to the sibling commenter, I’m not advocating doing nothing about absenteeism. It’s perfectly reasonable to criticize a specific method while endorsing its intended effect.
- ch4s3 8mo ago
  You are advocating precisely nothing. You're criticizing a policy that is helping the poorest children learn to read which unlocks ever subsequent learning opportunity. There is no substitute for in person reading instruction. Your criticism is useless and misplaced. Again, Alabama has had 1 measles case in nearly a quarter century, while they have had a real problem teaching poor kids to read due to absenteeism. Honestly you take is disastrously stupid. It's this sort of illness safety maximalism that lead to COVID learning loss to begin with.

by ch4s3 8mo ago

TimorousBestie 8mo ago

> Alabama requires MMR for entry to public k-12 schools For now. Your state legislature has multiple bills in progress to increase vaccine exemptions and reduce requirements, following the national trend. > and has a 95.3% vaccination rate 93.8% the year prior, see below. We’ll see if it’s an upward trend or an outlier soon enough. > But you're making up some stupid bullshit about "ow [sic] childhood vaccine rates". Here’s a weighting of various vaccination metrics by state: https://www.newsweek.com/states-that-vaccinate-most-map-2127408 https://www.newsweek.com/states-that-vaccinate-most-map-2127... (2025) And a local report from a couple months ago: https://alabamareflector.com/2025/12/08/alabama-sees-lower-vaccination-rates-amid-policy-debates-and-rising-hesitancy/ https://alabamareflector.com/2025/12/08/alabama-sees-lower-v... > The vaccination rate for children aged 13-17 nationwide remained high in 2024, but it drops significantly in Alabama as children age. Where about 70% of 4-10-year-olds are up to date on vaccines statewide, only 25% of children 11-18 years old are up to date. And as I said to the sibling commenter, I’m not advocating doing nothing about absenteeism. It’s perfectly reasonable to criticize a specific method while endorsing its intended effect.

ch4s3 8mo ago
You are advocating precisely nothing. You're criticizing a policy that is helping the poorest children learn to read which unlocks ever subsequent learning opportunity. There is no substitute for in person reading instruction. Your criticism is useless and misplaced. Again, Alabama has had 1 measles case in nearly a quarter century, while they have had a real problem teaching poor kids to read due to absenteeism. Honestly you take is disastrously stupid. It's this sort of illness safety maximalism that lead to COVID learning loss to begin with.