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According to the CDC, about 91 percent of Florida kindergartners had received both doses of the Measles, Mumps and Rubella (MMR) vaccine, which includes measles and is required for public school students, although certain exemptions are allowed.
originally posted by: Shoshanna
a reply to: jaellma2
It seems smart to keep your kid home if they're not vaccinated. Measles is a lot more contagious than other common viruses and it has real bad effects that can be long term or even kill kids especially. I can understand not getting the DTaP vaccine because of the potential supposed link to autism with the thimerosal however I can't understand not getting the MMR. It has never contained thimerosal which is supposedly the ingredient which is responsible for neurological issues or autism.
Also I think you can get the 3 shots diphtheria tetanus pertussis separately and that way it doesn't have the ingredient because if I recall correctly it is used to combine them or something im not sure its been quite awhile since I read about this.
Why would the UK follow CDC guidelines for anything?
originally posted by: Threadbarer
Very few people—about three out of 100—who get two doses of measles vaccine will still get measles if exposed to the virus. Experts aren’t sure why. It could be that their immune systems didn’t respond as well as they should have to the vaccine. But the good news is, fully vaccinated people who get measles seem more likely to have a milder illness. And fully vaccinated people seem also less likely to spread the disease to other people, including people who can’t get vaccinated because they are too young or have weakened immune systems