And folks don't get how contagious it is, on top of how dangerous it is. It's a rough estimate, but I remember a doctor saying it's one of those things that, if one person in a group has measles, they'll probably infect 9 out of 10 unvaccinated people in that group. Needing a 95% vaccination rate for herd immunity isn't a moonshot. It's a requirement for something that spreads that well.
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u/once-was-hill-folk Jan 31 '25
And folks don't get how contagious it is, on top of how dangerous it is. It's a rough estimate, but I remember a doctor saying it's one of those things that, if one person in a group has measles, they'll probably infect 9 out of 10 unvaccinated people in that group. Needing a 95% vaccination rate for herd immunity isn't a moonshot. It's a requirement for something that spreads that well.