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Thousands of young U.S. children get no vaccines, survey finds
« on: October 12, 2018, 12:48:34 pm »
Thousands of young U.S. children get no vaccines, survey finds

Although 70 percent of young children are vaccinated a small but growing number of children are not, worrying health officials.
by Associated Press / Oct.11.2018 / 3:17 PM EDT
 

A small but growing proportion of the youngest children in the U.S. have not been vaccinated against any disease, worrying health officials.

An estimated 100,000 young children have not had a vaccination against any of the 14 diseases for which shots are recommended, according to a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report released Thursday.

https://www.nbcnews.com/health/kids-health/thousands-young-us-children-get-no-vaccines-survey-finds-n919166

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Re: Thousands of young U.S. children get no vaccines, survey finds
« Reply #1 on: October 12, 2018, 01:09:19 pm »
Yes.  Then someone arrives in the US with one of those contagious diseases and there is an outbreak of same.  All those kids are at risk.  The anti-vaccine stuff has been shown to be just science over and over again.  On the other hand, deafness from measles is real.
"Old man can't is dead.  I helped bury him."  Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas quoting his grandfather.