Surly_Cynic OP t1_iwvdvz9 wrote on November 18, 2022 at 5:14 PM

Reply to comment by EverythingIDidntSay in As measles outbreak sickens dozens of children in Ohio, local health officials seek help from CDC | CNN by Surly_Cynic

I think they allow exemptions. This outbreak sounds like it's concentrated in an immigrant group and the families probably have some obstacles to getting vaccinated due to poverty, language differences, etc. A lot of times schools and daycares will do conditional admissions where they don't require the vaccine to start attending but tell the families they do need to get the vaccines as soon as possible. Sometimes "as soon as possible" doesn't end up being very soon and kids slip through the cracks.

EverythingIDidntSay t1_iwvevsu wrote on November 18, 2022 at 5:20 PM

Thank you for the explanation. Poor children and families.

Surly_Cynic OP t1_iwvgnhe wrote on November 18, 2022 at 5:32 PM

Yes, I'm sure it's very scary for all these families. The silver lining of outbreaks like this is they often boost vaccine uptake because health departments will run mass vaccination events on weekends, etc. to increase vaccine accessibility.