Brooklyn Measles Outbreak Shows How Dangerous Anti-Vaxxers Can Be
The families are in
Measles is a preventable disease. The outbreak was started by someone who had recently visited London, where there is a large measles outbreak, then returned to the densely populated community with the virus.
The communities have had problems with preventable infectious diseases before, including a mumps outbreak that sickened 3,000 in 2009.
Rabbis in the community are reaching out to families to ensure they get their kids vaccinated, so delayed vaccinations are likely a result of the growing anti-vaccine movement, fueled by celebrity
McCarthy and other anti-vaxxers ignore the
Vaccination rates have to be about 95% to get this herd immunity, and when anti-vaccine thoughts spread the vaccination rates can drop below this level especially in small communities.
Vaccines are safe, and effective. Without the measles vaccine 2.7 million people would die of the infection every year.
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