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by Xylakant 2631 days ago
> The problem is that infants can't be vaccinated for things like measles until they are 6 months old.

It’s not limited to infants btw. People with immune deficiencies can’t be vaccinated either and for some people the vaccine doesn’t work. They’re all protected by herd immunity and if the vaccination rate falls below the critical threshold they’re all at risk.