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Herd immunity helps, but the problem is that no vaccine is 100% effective and there are those who can't get vaccinated for health reasons (such as allergies, co
by hcayless 17y ago
Herd immunity helps, but the problem is that no vaccine is 100% effective and there are those who can't get vaccinated for health reasons (such as allergies, compromised immune systems, etc.). So, if you like, we're all relying on herd immunity to some extent, and people (hard not to type "morons") who don't vaccinate themselves or their kids are reducing the level of herd immunity. They're putting other people at risk--not just their own kids.
- scott_s 17y agoAnd, sadly, from the article: "“I used to say that the tide would turn when children started to die. Well, children have started to die,” Offit says, frowning as he ticks off recent fatal cases of meningitis in unvaccinated children in Pennsylvania and Minnesota. “So now I’ve changed it to ‘when enough children start to die.’ Because obviously, we’re not there yet.”"