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When Deb Hornings youngest daughter was 5, she got her measles, mumps, and rubella shot like many other kindergartners. But unlike many other moms, Horning had to stay away from her daughter for a week after the shot.
Horning, 51, was diagnosed in 2014 with acute myeloid leukemia, an aggressive cancer the five-year survival rate for those older than 20 is 27%. Horning had been through chemotherapy and a stem cell transplant, which severely weakened her immune system. Because the MMR vaccine contains live virus, she couldnt get the vaccine herself and had to temporarily avoid her vaccinated daughter.
Now, Horning is worried about Montana legislation that could further compromise her and other immunocompromised people by making it easier for more people to opt out of routine vaccinations.
If they do allow this, and a significant amount of people dont vaccinate their kids, then there could be community spread, Horning said. And then Im really in danger, the same as a newborn is in danger.
In 2021, Montana passed House Bill 702 the first of its kind in the nation which prohibited discrimination based on vaccine status in settings like employment, education, and health care. In effect, it banned private businesses and local governments from requiring employees to be vaccinated, not just against COVID-19 but any disease. A federal judge ruled the law unconstitutional in health care settings in a lawsuit filed by hospitals, medical providers, and nurses. Two other lawsuits challenging HB 702, one by private businesses and another by tribal nations, are pending.
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sakabatou
(42,136 posts)As someone who is dealing with Rheumatoid arthritis and who has to take immune suppressant medications, I am not surprised by this latest possibility. I live in Montana; a beautiful place to be sure, but some of the folks here are absolute dolts.
Why, you may ask?
Because if something affects them that they dont like, theres hell to pay. The whining. The anger against those who want and need the vaccines-those who follow science.
And their fellow Montanans? Ehhhh, screw you! I dont care as long as I have my way!
(Please note that I say SOME people, not all)
Thanks for reading my post!
LLC (A Democrat whos surrounded by idiots! HA!)