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There were millions who caught the polio virus too and never became crippled. The problem is some did.
Exactly! And you know what, for every scary story like that about the flu, there is way more than one boring story. Most people who get the flu do not have life threatening illness or die. But. . . 90% of the kids who do die from flu have not been immunized, and the flu shot is very effective in preventing severe flu.
In addition, polio was eliminated from the entire western hemisphere in 1992. There is no endemic polio, from northernmost Canada to southernmost Chile and Argentina.
Yet polio is the vaccine even vaccine-hesitant parents usually want their kids to get. Now I would never, ever, in a million years suggest that a parent not give their child the polio vaccine. As the epidemiologists say, "it's just an airplane ride away", and polio has been brought into the US since 1992. But it's funny, as in both amusing and ironic, that polio is the disease these young parents fear.
BTW, this flu season could be mild and will probably peak in February. And yet, this little girl in the link got it in December and is seriously ill. You can't predict who will get hit hard. Flu Season Will Likely Peak in February, Model Suggests
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Exactly! And you know what, for every scary story like that about the flu, there is way more than one boring story. Most people who get the flu do not have life threatening illness or die. But. . . 90% of the kids who do die from flu have not been immunized, and the flu shot is very effective in preventing severe flu.
In addition, polio was eliminated from the entire western hemisphere in 1992. There is no endemic polio, from northernmost Canada to southernmost Chile and Argentina.
Yet polio is the vaccine even vaccine-hesitant parents usually want their kids to get. Now I would never, ever, in a million years suggest that a parent not give their child the polio vaccine. As the epidemiologists say, "it's just an airplane ride away", and polio has been brought into the US since 1992. But it's funny, as in both amusing and ironic, that polio is the disease these young parents fear.
BTW, this flu season could be mild and will probably peak in February. And yet, this little girl in the link got it in December and is seriously ill. You can't predict who will get hit hard. Flu Season Will Likely Peak in February, Model Suggests
Maybe her parents need to move to another state if they are looking for Herd Immunity.
Crazy that California says 38% vaccinated only and we just passed a law stating no more exemptions for personal or religious reasons for school. I guess this means 50% of the population or more is going to be home-schooled?
Crazy that California says 38% vaccinated only and we just passed a law stating no more exemptions for personal or religious reasons for school. I guess this means 50% of the population or more is going to be home-schooled?
Influenza vaccine is not on California's mandatory immunization list.
Crazy that California says 38% vaccinated only and we just passed a law stating no more exemptions for personal or religious reasons for school. I guess this means 50% of the population or more is going to be home-schooled?
Adult flu shot rates. Adults do not need an exemption to refuse a flu shot.
Medicare Beneficiaries Weekly Tracking Flu Vaccination rates. Obviously, the old folks don't need any exemptions for school; whether in California or not.
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