tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3406721589945384372.post6860006202958213161..comments2024-03-25T03:28:44.234-04:00Comments on Just the Vax: Measles in Brooklynjustthevaxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07081499341191718417noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3406721589945384372.post-80920898010517946132009-07-21T01:01:44.437-04:002009-07-21T01:01:44.437-04:00Why are you writing this blog? You seem biase...Why are you writing this blog? You seem biased and angry. What's your motivation to put all this energy into this?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3406721589945384372.post-33876800102501202082009-07-12T22:12:14.294-04:002009-07-12T22:12:14.294-04:00Catherina, given the locations I suspect that thes...Catherina, given the locations I suspect that these outbreaks occurred in the ultra-Orthodox Jewish community. Measles may have been spread due to frequent travel between Brooklyn and Jewish communities abroad, particularly in Jerusalem and London where rates of vaccination are low for various reasons. (The ultra-Orthodox community in London is centered in Stamford Hill, Hackney--the borough that was home to a major measles outbreak in 2007.) <br /><br />As well as highlighting the dangers of delayed vaccination, this shows that American children are not protected by herd immunity when their neighbors are bringing in diseases from abroad.Alexishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14586769636118537494noreply@blogger.com