Warning issued about measles
An unvaccinated individual may have exposed others to measles, although either public health or the CBC is not giving out details about where this person lives or works; CTV says the workplace is in Ahuntsic.
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Ephraim 10:58 on 2019-05-06 Permalink
If you are going to make that choice, you should have to live with the consequences… keeping their identity secret increases the worry as people don’t know if they were exposed and of course, we, the tax payers are left with the bill for their stupidity.
JaneyB 09:59 on 2019-05-07 Permalink
Interesting idea @Ephraim. In the case of anti-vaxxers, it would help them understand the ‘herd’ concept in a new and likely unpleasant way. Could work.
Chris 10:33 on 2019-05-07 Permalink
“We, the tax payers” are left with the bill for lots of stupidity. The stupid that smoke, overeat, don’t exercise, etc.; we pay for their health care too. Health care is a universal right that even idiot anti-vaxxers deserve.
Ephraim 17:23 on 2019-05-07 Permalink
I wasn’t suggesting that they had to pay for it… but they don’t deserve having their identities hidden from the public, because that increases costs. If people knew who they were, they could react faster… because if you are exposed the immediate treatment for exposure is another inoculation. Fine, you made a choice, then live by your choice… don’t ask to be shielded. Take some fucking responsibility for your choice.
As for comparing smokers and overeaters and those who don’t exercise… sorry, but not the same, those are simply risks to yourself… the antivaxxer becomes a walking carrier and in the case of measles… one of the most contagious diseases… 19 out of 20 people exposed who are not immune will get measles. Further, 5% of the population that has been inoculated (once) still can get it and 1% of those inoculated fully (twice) will get it… they are covered by herd immunity… except that we are losing herd immunity because of antivaxxers who believe they know better than immunologists, doctors, scientists, etc.