2016 Postmortem
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(34,501 posts)age, or other medical conditions can't be vaccinated. They are a compromised population to begin with, and the anti-vaxxers are a direct threat to their health. Other than that, I agree.
MineralMan
(146,339 posts)You are correct, though, of course. If they are sensible, caring people, they will isolate themselves if they become ill from an infectious illness.
Surely they would do that, since they are so concerned about other people's health, right?
catbyte
(34,501 posts)they feel too shitty to go outside.
MineralMan
(146,339 posts)That's how they know the flu vaccine is worthless. They have evidence, see...
Cal Carpenter
(4,959 posts)who can't get vaccines and rely on herd immunity can't.
If the body of your post said "as long as they go live on a remote island together away from other people whose lives they are risking" I'd fully agree with you.
Aristus
(66,484 posts)What I will try to do as a medical provider is deny them a clinical forum for spewing their anti-science nonsense, and then toss them into the oubliette of history.
If a parent brings his/her kids in to me for a well-child check, and I find out they're anti-vaxxers, I cancel their appointment and have them follow up with someone who is not me. I'm not going to validate their quackery by granting them any of my limited time.
MineralMan
(146,339 posts)doing the same. I applaud them.
lastlib
(23,346 posts)If we do not vaccinate, these diseases and others WILL become a real threat again. They are not a widespread threat now because most of the population is vaccinated against them. Take that vaccination out of the equation, and you'll see s significant resurgence of these diseases. Children and elderly WILL die from them. As will others who have weakening resistance to them. This is a public health threat we cannot accept.
MineralMan
(146,339 posts)That's why they remain minor issues. I support childhood vaccinations for all of those illnesses. Anti-vaxxers don't. That's why I want them to STFU. Their misinformation is a real potential problem for millions of people.
However, since that was not clear to you, I have added a couple of sentences to my OP. Thanks for pointing that out.