Comments on: Autism and Antivaccination: High Order Woo (Updated) http://www.cleverbadger.net/wordpress/2010/02/01/autism-and-antivaccination-high-order-woo/ I'm not dead yet! Fri, 20 Jan 2012 23:14:06 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Clever Badger http://www.cleverbadger.net/wordpress/2010/02/01/autism-and-antivaccination-high-order-woo/comment-page-1/#comment-1275 Clever Badger Mon, 08 Feb 2010 15:52:20 +0000 http://www.cleverbadger.net/?p=1014#comment-1275 As I understand it, herd immunity in general breaks down when less than about 80% of the at-risk population is vaccinated (give or take, depending on the disease). For immunocompromised kids, the herd immunity is the only thing that protects them. I think public health considerations need to win here. As I understand it, herd immunity in general breaks down when less than about 80% of the at-risk population is vaccinated (give or take, depending on the disease). For immunocompromised kids, the herd immunity is the only thing that protects them.

I think public health considerations need to win here.

]]> By: JRR http://www.cleverbadger.net/wordpress/2010/02/01/autism-and-antivaccination-high-order-woo/comment-page-1/#comment-1265 JRR Fri, 05 Feb 2010 20:49:00 +0000 http://www.cleverbadger.net/?p=1014#comment-1265 This fraudulent study has led otherwise intelligent people to avoid vaccinating their children. Whooping cough (pertussis) is also on the rise. The Commonwealth of Virginia, for one, has been a little too lenient in accepting religious exemptions to vaccination. Far too many parents have been relying on the immunity of the herd, but that begins to break down once the unvaccinated school population reaches a certain percentage. This fraudulent study has led otherwise intelligent people to avoid vaccinating their children. Whooping cough (pertussis) is also on the rise. The Commonwealth of Virginia, for one, has been a little too lenient in accepting religious exemptions to vaccination. Far too many parents have been relying on the immunity of the herd, but that begins to break down once the unvaccinated school population reaches a certain percentage.

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