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smokegetsinyoureyes's avatar

I vaxxed my older 3 kids with the usuals on schedule. My baby, though...I’m waiting. And maybe won’t do any of them at all. But they sure pressure you to! I’d prefer to take the passive risk, rather than the active risk. And RFK’s book really opened my eyes!

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UK refugee's avatar

Did you see Floridan overall infant mortality went down 12% last year? coincidentally Florida became the most overall vaccine hesitant state.

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RegretLeft's avatar

Excellent thing to add to the conversation here; ... but I thought the claim was that in 2020 the number of infant/child vaccinations declined steeply (due to "pandemic disruptions" in health care delivery) and then, subsequently, the decline in infant mortality was observed.

In any case, I think it likely that vaccine "hesitancy" in FL will grow, if only because of the voting-with-feet migration into the state. Such voters bringing their hesitancy with them.

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