Not a single county reached the 92% threshold that health officials say is required for herd immunity. Not one.
, the U.S. is experiencing its largest measles outbreak in 27 years with 1,234 cases reported as of August 29 across 31 states. This was upfrom the previous week. Measles was considered eliminated from this country in 2000, but with the anti-vaxx movement taking center stage in recent years, the numbers of cases have increased at an alarming rate.
Recent county-by-county immunization rates measured the percentages of five and six-year-olds who have received at least two doses of the measles, mumps and rubella vaccine and foundreached the 92 percent threshold that health officials say is required for herd immunity, leaving kids susceptible to the disease,So, why the drop in Wisconsin students? It seems families are opting out of vaccinations required to attend school by using a “personal conviction” waiver, which can be used to cover both...
Though a measles outbreak has yet to hit the state, many are concerned that with immunization rates this low, it’s only a matter of time. “I would not be surprised at all if I woke up tomorrow to hear that the measles outbreak had reached Wisconsin. Not surprised at all,” said Malia Jones, an assistant scientist at the University of Wisconsin-Madison Applied Population Laboratory.
State Rep. Gordon Hintz, D-Oshkosh proposed legislation in May that would eliminate the personal exemption from immunizations. “Obviously alarm bells should be going off that we’re below the threshold for herd immunity and more importantly it’s trending the wrong way,” he said.
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