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New York Bans Unvaccinated Children From Going To School And Their Anti-Vaxx Parents Are Furious
This summer, during the worst measles outbreak in decades, New York passed a law that ended religious exemptions to vaccinations for children in public schools.
Parents were given a two week grace period after the start of school to provide vaccination records or their kids wouldn’t be kicked out. As that grace period nears its end, many parents begin to fight back, furious that the law is actually being upheld.
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To be clear, the students can return to school if their parents vaccinate them. State health officials toldBuzzFeed News that 26,217 unvaccinated New York children in public schools, private schools, parochial schools, daycare centers, and prekindergarten programs obtained religious exemptions during the 2017–18 school year.
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The measles outbreak that prompted the new law is easing. Earlier this month, Mayor Bill de Blasio declared an end to the measles outbreak in New York City, its epicenter. Since October 2018, there have been 654 measles cases in the city and 414 in other parts of the state, where transmission has also slowed. According to the CDC, children are most at risk from measles. One out of every 20 children infected with measles will contract pneumonia, while one in 1,000 will die from the virus. Other complications can include swelling of the brain (which can lead to deafness or disabilities).
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Kaisu 6 years ago
Equating being anti-vax to the Jim Crow law and the holocaust is just so f*****g insensitive and brainless. Even if your unvaccinated kid is healthy now, they could easily get something like measles and then infect a kid whose immune system is compromised and they can't handle the illness and will die
Aunt Messy 6 years ago
They're child abusers - they're never going to understand how stupid they are.
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A 6 years ago
Simple enough that even idiots who are too stupid to vaccinate their kids can understand.
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Joannie Goulet 6 years ago
I'll be calling them pro-epidemics from now on!
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François Bouzigues 6 years ago
Well done. It is a basic requirement in Spain and France. And it has been for decades.
Pittsburgh rare 6 years ago
Well, not really. Can't tell about France, but in Spain it is not compulsory. However, most of us vaccinate our children because we're not dumb af. And we go the extra mile paying for very expensive vaccines that are not included in the free health care system. There are some idiots that don't vaccinate their kids though, but they are a rare minority. And thanks to those f*****s, now adults between 40-45 have to be vaccinated against measles because there has been an outbreak.
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Demi Zwaan 6 years ago
Would those parents also not have their children treated when they get sick? Because if God is against vaccines, I'm sure he's against every other medicine as well, right?
Something 6 years ago
Sadly, some of them will give their children a near-lethal dose of essential oils instead of seeing a doctor.
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Kristy P 6 years ago
But.. black children weren't going to infect susceptible children with a deadly illness just by being in the same room.
Something 6 years ago
Also, there was nothing the parents could do to make them be allowed into the school.
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Dani Lee 6 years ago
Good! I agree with this decision, they can have the right to not vaxx but our kids shouldn't be getting sick because of their "religious beliefs".
Aunt Messy 6 years ago
The funny thing is that NOT ONE religion ever said a word about vaccinations. The religious exemptions are just made-up b******t.
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Night Owl 6 years ago (edited)
New York did the right thing. All the parents using their kids for their personal propaganda, equating the new laws to the Jim Crow law, to the holocaust etc. should be ashamed of themselves, shut up and finally vaccinate kids already for f***s sake (Sorry; I tried to be levelheaded but...)
Wil Vanderheijden 6 years ago
If anything this post shows how delusional anti-vaxxers are. If they want to make comparisons they should compare their children to the biological warfare in the trenches during WW1. Because that's what they are doing: Sending infected children out on the street and knowingly and willingly taking a risk of infecting other children that because of their age didn't have their vaccinations yet. It's just unbelieveable that CPS doesn't go after these idiots, but is willing to start procedures when parents choose to let their chiildren play outside without supervision.
Rhys Cernunnos 6 years ago
CPS already has their hands full as it is. Unfortunately.
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Michelle Chevalier 6 years ago
Are they serious!!! How dare they have the nerves to use the history of Anne Frank and African American during times of segregation as a comparison to what they are going through. And to make it worse, they use their clueless children by making them hold protest sign to try to provoke sympathy. The State of New York is doing them and everybody else a favor. We need other states to follow suit.
Kaisu 6 years ago
Equating being anti-vax to the Jim Crow law and the holocaust is just so f*****g insensitive and brainless. Even if your unvaccinated kid is healthy now, they could easily get something like measles and then infect a kid whose immune system is compromised and they can't handle the illness and will die
Aunt Messy 6 years ago
They're child abusers - they're never going to understand how stupid they are.
Load More Replies... A 6 years ago
Simple enough that even idiots who are too stupid to vaccinate their kids can understand.
Load More Replies... Joannie Goulet 6 years ago
I'll be calling them pro-epidemics from now on!
Load More Replies... François Bouzigues 6 years ago
Well done. It is a basic requirement in Spain and France. And it has been for decades.
Pittsburgh rare 6 years ago
Well, not really. Can't tell about France, but in Spain it is not compulsory. However, most of us vaccinate our children because we're not dumb af. And we go the extra mile paying for very expensive vaccines that are not included in the free health care system. There are some idiots that don't vaccinate their kids though, but they are a rare minority. And thanks to those f*****s, now adults between 40-45 have to be vaccinated against measles because there has been an outbreak.
Load More Replies... Demi Zwaan 6 years ago
Would those parents also not have their children treated when they get sick? Because if God is against vaccines, I'm sure he's against every other medicine as well, right?
Something 6 years ago
Sadly, some of them will give their children a near-lethal dose of essential oils instead of seeing a doctor.
Load More Replies... Kristy P 6 years ago
But.. black children weren't going to infect susceptible children with a deadly illness just by being in the same room.
Something 6 years ago
Also, there was nothing the parents could do to make them be allowed into the school.
Load More Replies... Dani Lee 6 years ago
Good! I agree with this decision, they can have the right to not vaxx but our kids shouldn't be getting sick because of their "religious beliefs".
Aunt Messy 6 years ago
The funny thing is that NOT ONE religion ever said a word about vaccinations. The religious exemptions are just made-up b******t.
Load More Replies... Night Owl 6 years ago (edited)
New York did the right thing. All the parents using their kids for their personal propaganda, equating the new laws to the Jim Crow law, to the holocaust etc. should be ashamed of themselves, shut up and finally vaccinate kids already for f***s sake (Sorry; I tried to be levelheaded but...)
Wil Vanderheijden 6 years ago
If anything this post shows how delusional anti-vaxxers are. If they want to make comparisons they should compare their children to the biological warfare in the trenches during WW1. Because that's what they are doing: Sending infected children out on the street and knowingly and willingly taking a risk of infecting other children that because of their age didn't have their vaccinations yet. It's just unbelieveable that CPS doesn't go after these idiots, but is willing to start procedures when parents choose to let their chiildren play outside without supervision.
Rhys Cernunnos 6 years ago
CPS already has their hands full as it is. Unfortunately.
Load More Replies... Michelle Chevalier 6 years ago
Are they serious!!! How dare they have the nerves to use the history of Anne Frank and African American during times of segregation as a comparison to what they are going through. And to make it worse, they use their clueless children by making them hold protest sign to try to provoke sympathy. The State of New York is doing them and everybody else a favor. We need other states to follow suit.
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