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In reply to the discussion: Why would your un-vaccinated kids be a threat to my vaccinated kids? [View all]Hekate
(91,362 posts)... had their own wing in the hospital; I know because my Brownie troop sang Christmas carols to them from outside.
Regarding typhoid fever: my aunt almost died of it, but before she was hospitalized a whole lot of family members were exposed. Public health officials tracked us all down, in my parents' case, across several states.
Public Health policies used to be an actual thing at one time, and they were enforceable by law. I used to think the "no spitting on the sidewalk" ordinances were about modern manners versus a disgusting habit, but they actually were one weapon in the fight against the scourge of TB.
As I have said elsewhere, we are overdue for new public health campaigns regarding vaccination. Doctors didn't used to have to tell parents that certain diseases were dangerous; parents experienced it themselves. What we need now is pamphlets in every pediatrician's office, rather like the ones in my dermatologist's office, complete with really ugly get-your-attention photographs. Ads on TV would help a lot as well.
Arrgh. I just remembered that part of the MMR vax is Rubella. "German measles" is a relatively mild infection unless you happen to be a fetus, in which case you can be born deaf or blind. A lifetime disability.