About a quarter of the Iowans who have suspected cases got the vaccine, Teale said. Last I saw the fraction of those with mumps who'd been vaccinated had been higher than this. However, since Iowa now has more cases of mumps than the whole country has had for awhile I hope the CDC does some good epidemiology on this. I've heard rumors that an alas popular, double alas locally invented "health care" "profession" had been telling parents NOT to get their children vaccinated and supporting their exemptions from the usual school requirements. I'm in the wrong medical specialty to know whether the rumors are true, or to judge how commonly such, IMHO stupid, advice is followed. But if the rumors are true they could explain why we are having such an epidemic in Iowa. The political lobby in Iowa for those rumored is quite powerful so I'd prefer the CDC to investigate so as to have a better chance that the politically incorrect questions get asked and tallied. From what I've read so far this outbreak doesn't seem to be centered on our low tech religious areas like the Amanas so I doubt traditional religious exemptions have contributed much to it.
I assume you mean certain parts of the Chiropractic doctor's groups.
There are a number around here, but the "no shot" crowd is pretty diverse. Most Chiro's I know recommend them.
The fact that 68% of people that had acquired mumps had 2 vaccinations isn't exactly a good commercial for the vaccine.
As far as Chiropractic the most common stance is to have parents be informed that you have a choice to vaccinate your children. I personally don't see any thing wrong with someone that is sensitive or has a history of reactions to vaccinations to skip a vaccination which could adversely affect their personal health for the health of the masses. This is even more important when the vaccination doesn't work that great and the disease is most likely non life threatening in the majority of people that acquire the disease. "Mumps is an acute viral infection characterized by fever and nonsuppurative swelling of the salivary glands; an estimated 20%--30% of cases are asymptomatic."
http://www.webmd.com/content/article/120/113902.htm
"Iowa's public health department reports that the vaccination records of 163 mumps patients have been investigated.
Of those patients, more than two-thirds (68%) had gotten two doses of the MMR vaccine, 13% had gotten one dose, 5% had gotten no doses, and 15% had uncertain vaccine status, states the CDC.
In 1977, Iowa required one dose of the MMR vaccine for all children entering public schools. That requirement rose to two doses in 1991.
"Mumps should not be ruled out in someone who is vaccinated if they have symptoms clinically consistent with mumps," Iowa public health officials wrote in their letter to the state's health care facilities."