To anyone who is surprised about the measles outbreak

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Welcome to what I knew was going to happen seven years ago...

...that I shouted tearfully was going to happen...

...that I begged you to understand would happen...

...that I poured my heart and soul into trying to get you to understand...

Anti-Vaccine Body Count

...these diseases are deadly. We vaccinate against them for a reason. They are horrible diseases. They actually kill people...in the thousands.

I think it is not due to the anti vaccine movement, however, I think it is due to the lack of family doctors and medical support is the reason. As most people could easily forget about the boosters and without a family doctor it could be easily missed unless someone keeps a detail medical records.

A greater factor are all the illegals who enter the US and can put their kids into US schools without complying with vaccination requirements.

It's going to get worse, and it's not because X number of kids don't get vaccinated by their parent because of concerns over the safety of the vaccine.

I don't understand how people can be so ignorant about the nature of vaccines. Take a weakened version of a disease and inject it so the immune system learns to recognize it. There might be some concerns over how the weakened version is produced, but as we develop our understanding of genetics and retrovirus design we'll be able to make more efficient vaccines.
Recently I saw a parallel drawn between vaccination and seatbelts. You may go your entire life without ever being in a car wreck. Does that mean buckling your seatbelt was a waste?

Roald Dahl's measles warning

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/book ... viral.html

Oh sure. Pass the buick. Its everyone elses fault except the fat american morons who called for people to stop vaccinating at the time that the measles cases 'coincidentally' started skyrocketing at the same time.

what, and you think that the purveying willful ignorance among the American public might not be a factor? You should bear in mind that the measles increase has been localised mainly to those areas where the anti vaccine movement is most vocal. A lack of doctors is not really an excuse. If you're a responsible parent you'll do what it takes to get your children immunised.

The public schools require documentation of immunizations before a child is allowed to enroll in the school, whether the child is an American citizen or not. The school also keeps tabs on whether the child is up to date on future immunizations. They will send letters home stating that your child can not return to school until they get a vaccine they are missing that they were supposed to get by a certain age. And if a child is missing too much school, Child Protective Services will get involved- so it's hard to skip vaccines in public school. The only way to get around this is to have a letter from a doctor stating that your child is unable to get immunizations due to a compromised immune system, or a claim (I don't know what proof they require, if any) that the child is exempt for religious purposes. The people making the religious claim or not generally (at least where I live) illegal immigrants (and I live in a very culturally diverse area). It is not hard to get your child medical care here (legal or not). It's the anti vaxxers.