Many have been doing [frustrated] outreach to un/under-vaccinated elderly relatives. But let me flag. It's a good time to urge parents you know to vaccinate their eligible kids. Not too late. Even one dose will confer some protection, and dampen transmission chains as well.
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To remind them of the impact of vaccines, you can urge them to read biographies of people in 19th century and before—very common for families to lose multiple young children to viral illnesses. Then show them this chart on why this is no longer common. https://twitter.com/BatchoKevin/status/1478410734853894151 …pic.twitter.com/PHEWmhhtFX
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zeynep tufekci Retweeted Mike Lee Williams
This is a good idea, especially if there are infants in the household. Viral respiratory illnesses can especially be challenging to that age group. Not sure why this isn't sinking in—we'd be worried if millions of RSV cases were sweeping through as well.https://twitter.com/mikepqr/status/1478408972944039936 …
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Mike Lee Williams @mikepqrReplying to @zeynep100% agree but my prior is parents are running on fumes rather than presumed anti-vaxxers. "hey, did you know there's a vaccine? you should give it to your kids" is less useful than "is there anything i can do to help logistically, e.g. look after baby, make appointment, etc."4 replies 17 retweets 151 likesShow this thread -
I'm going to repeat: if you have parents in your life that have been shrugging vaccinating their eligible children, it's a good time for outreach. "Most kids will be fine" isn't enough when it's your kid—even a single dose is better than none, and a layer of protection for kids.
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zeynep tufekci Retweeted zeynep tufekci
The reason kids don’t die more of so many other diseases is because we vaccinate against them. Yes “most” kids will be all right with many viral diseases, but some will not be. “Low risk for kids” is not a reason not to vaccinate them. We don’t want a fair fight with viruses.https://twitter.com/zeynep/status/1471329726304292867 …
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Seriously. I tell people to walk around an old graveyard, 19th-early 20th century, and notice all the graves of children. And not uncommon, the mothers next to it.
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