Canada lost its national certification after nearly three decades over a 5,000-case outbreak, while the US is also at risk.
  • CharlesDarwin@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    1 year ago

    I see things like Mennonites getting blamed, and even if they are 100% unvaccinated, it seems like they would not really be a factor if vaccination rates were kept up for the general pop?

    I think even that population would be given some protection if nearly 100% of the general population were to be vaccinated, no?

    • setsubyou@lemmy.world
      3·
      1 year ago

      In principle, yes, but isolated unvaccinated communities can still have major incidents just from one contact. E.g. Germany is at around 97% and a couple weeks ago there was a small outbreak involving a bunch of unvaccinated children.

  • Verdant Banana@lemmy.worldEnglish
    1·
    1 year ago

    considering how important health has been since the inception of the United States think healthcare would have been a priority

    even presidents like Lincoln had to deal with shotty healthcare with those mercury pills

    hundreds of years of needing healthcare but we are still dealing with this horseshit