California high school sends 24 unvaccinated students home to prevent measles outbreak

[progressoid]

In December, an unvaccinated woman visited Disneyland (then flew home) and spread measles to dozens of people. Now, in Disneyland's homeland of Orange County, 24 unvaccinated students have been temporarily banned from a Huntington Beach high school to prevent the outbreak from spreading from an infected student.


http://www.dailykos.com/story/2015/01/20/1359050/-California-high-school-sends-24-unvaccinated-students-home-to-prevent-measles-outbreak

[Agnosticsherbet]

1. I think they made the right decision.

A parent can choose to endanger their children and expose them illness, disfigurement, and even death. A school does not have the luxury when it comes to other people's children.

[SunSeeker]

2. Parents who refuse to vaccinate their kids due to belief in woo...

are committing child abuse.

[trotsky]

3. We as a society need to protect our more vulnerable members...

like those who cannot get vaccinated for legitimate medical reasons, or infants under the age of 1 who are not yet vaccinated.

It's quite possible the parents who are stupidly refusing vaccines, and their children, will be just fine. Statistically speaking, a healthy child isn't likely to suffer any long term effects from having measles. But for those who are vulnerable, who can catch measles from those precious children, it's a big deal.