Florida Vaccines Mandates Out= 1 Millions Possible Measles Infections.
Infectious disease forecasters at Stanford University who recently looked at the effects of falling vaccination rates across the country found that in Florida alone, a 15% decline in vaccinations against measles over 25 years would lead to 1 million measles cases.
The state is particularly vulnerable because of its large population and brisk tourism industry, according to lead study author Dr. Mathew Kiang. Disney World in Orlando has often been the site of measles cases imported from other countries, for example.
“Unvaccinated groups in the United States are sort of like tinder, and vaccines are sort of fire protection, and so every imported case is like throwing a match into the fire,” said Kiang, an assistant professor in the Department of Epidemiology and Population Health. “For most of them, nothing is going to happen, but what you don’t want is a situation where one happens and then it comes roaring back like a wildfire.” (CNN) By Brenda Goodman Deidre McPhillips
Florida is headed down a scary path of conspiracy and mis-information that will lead to significant increase in disease and death as a result. Throughout history vaccines have saved the lives of countless millions of people by preventing horrific infections from spreading and causing untold suffering. There is virtually no collective memory of Smallpox or Polio which means no full comprehension of the devastation these diseases cause. And here we are.
