Tag: outbreaks
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Parent’s Opinions are Valid…Only When They Conform To the Government’s View?
The well-publicized measles outbreaks In Washington, New York, and Texas have inflamed the debate over vaccines. Regardless of vaccination rates measles disease outbreaks cycle every 2 or 3 years as they did BEFORE the vaccine. (more about measles cases pre/post vaccine) Pro-vaccine advocates use this as an opportunity to introduce legislation that eliminate exemptions and…
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Herd Immunity Have You Seen the 1985 Statistics?
Did you see this viral post on facebook about herd immunity? Herd immunity (also called herd effect, community immunity, population immunity, or social immunity) is a form of indirect protection from infectious disease that occurs when a large percentage of a population has become immune to an infection, thereby providing a measure of protection for…