On Jun 25, 9:20=A0pm, Citizen Jimserac <Jimse...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> Do you have any idea WHAT PERCENT of those
> that DO NOT take the vaccines, actually get
> the illnesses that the vaccines are supposed to
> be protecting us all against?
>
> For example, measles.
>
> What per cent of the non-vaccinated children
> get it and of that SMALL percentage, how
> many need to be hospitalized?
>
> Citizen Jimserac
Try these facts on for size. They are from a more detailed article
at:
http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm5708a3.htm
"Measles now is uncommon in the United States. In the prevaccine era,
3 to 4 million measles cases occurred every year, resulting in
approximately 450 deaths, 28,000 hospitalizations, and 1,000 children
with chronic disabilities from measles encephalitis. Because of
successful implementation of measles vaccination programs, fewer than
100 measles cases are now re****ted annually in the United States and
virtually all of those are linked to im****ted cases (2,3), reflecting
the incidence of measles globally and travel patterns of U.S.
residents and visitors. During 2006--2007, im****tations were most
common from India, Japan, and countries in Europe, where measles
transmission remains endemic and large outbreaks have occurred in
recent years (CDC, unpublished data, 2008). Since November 2006,
Switzerland has experienced that country's largest measles outbreak
since introduction of mandatory notification for measles in 1999
(1)."
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