>> Ummm - if one skips his own child’s vaccination, how will it “kill 52 or 71 other children” unless they also skipped the vaccination?
>>If one believes in vaccinations for everything, that one should be able to get them all and fear nothing....
24 kids were too young to have completed their vaccinations. Also, some people have compromised immune systems, and maybe CAN’T get vaccinated; they’re made safe by “herd immunity” unless too many in the herd are still passing the virus around.
Lastly, as long as the virus is kicking around because anti-vaxers refuse vaccines, it still poses a threat to mutate into something more dangerous, and people still need to continue to get vaccinated... which, yes, does carry minor downside risks.
“...and people still need to continue to get vaccinated... which, yes, does carry minor downside risks.”
Tell that to those who suffer those risks - so folks with the compromised systems have a better chance - kind of like flipping a coin to see whose rights count for more.