On Tuesday, nearly 20 percent of the school’s 1,067 students were reportedly absent.

  • @[email protected]
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    -811 months ago

    The MMR vaccine is very safe and effective. Two doses of MMR vaccine are about 97% effective at preventing measles; one dose is about 93% effective. Source

    Sorry but that’s a really dumb take. So you’re saying that 97% effectiveness isn’t good enough so we shouldn’t bother at all?

    • @[email protected]
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      1011 months ago

      So you’re saying that 97% effectiveness isn’t good enough so we shouldn’t bother at all?

      No, I’m saying that the people who choose not to vaccinate their children are putting those 3% at risk.

      • @[email protected]
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        311 months ago

        Ohh! I misunderstood. Sorry about that. I thought you were taking an anti-vax/nihilist take on it.

        • @[email protected]
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          111 months ago

          No worries. You get tons of credit for admitting you were wrong. Most people don’t do that. Another poster made the same mistake, and simply attacked me when I pointed it out (but subsequently deleted it because I think they realized they were wrong).

      • @Coreidan
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        011 months ago

        They are putting more than those 3% at risk. What about all of the kids that are too young to be vaccinated? They are the real ones at danger