“ The boy that got it was also part of Torah Academy of Greater Philadelphia and he had shiurim with boys and teachers from TA.!!
thank g-d I am one of those mom's that give her kids immunizations ”

“ There were similiar epidemics of mumps in yeshivos in Monsey and Brooklyn over the past year or two; is there some type of hygiene issue that these schools need to focus on?? It is highly contagious and can be very dangerous to some yinglach ”

“ The boy that got it was also part of Torah Academy of Greater Philadelphia and he had shiurim with boys and teachers from TA.!!
thank g-d I am one of those mom's that give her kids immunizations ”

“ Some people say the vaccines cause autism. ”

“ Some people say the vaccines cause autism. ”

“ Misinformed comment of the day
"thank g-d I am one of those mom's that give her kids immunizations”
You did yours by arranging immunizations for your kids; it is still not a guarantee as immunity does not take place in all cases. Most of those affected were up to date.

Let me also stress this fact before the vaccine argument breaks out again. The previous epidemic in Yeshiva communities affected many that were up to date with immunizations, there was no evidence at any point blaming lack of vaccinations. ”

“ R"L, there have been outbreaks of strains of mumps not related to strains covered by the vaccine. ”

“ CBDDS -How misinformed you are! While it's true that almost everyone who has gotten the mumps from this Frum epidemic have been vaccinated, the first patient in the Satmar camp wasn't. So you see the damage that has been caused by people who refuse to vaccinate their kids! Look how many thousands of frum Jews have gotten sick (some severly) because of some selfish parents who were scared of the vaccine maybe because of their ridiculous belief that vaccines cause autism or something else. Immunity provided by the mumps vaccine was never meant to be foolproof. Together with herd immunity -it protects everyone. Once someone breaks that herd immunity, it's very easy for others to pick it up. That's how this FRUM epidemic started. ”

“ It is amazing that you absolutely know the original source of the epidemic. It was said to have started with a boy from the UK, but perhaps it was someone else, perhaps he caught it from another. The farce is that, according to the NYC Dep't of Health, 99% of those affected had been vaccinated according to the protocol. The person really misinformed might be you and the others that can not accept that the vaccine is not as effective as you were led to believe. Herd immunity does not apply when the failure rate is so great.
The concern of some parents that there is a connection between vaccines and autism is not pure rubbish, I would say that I believe it is neither proven nor refuted. The studies are not well designed. ”

“ NO vaccine gives 100% immunity. To think like that clearly shows the posted has no idea how the immunizations works.

A number of philly talmidim who had the mumps or were thought to have the mumps are children of doctors who know a bit more than posters 1, 6, and 7. ”

“ CBDDS -How misinformed you are! While it's true that almost everyone who has gotten the mumps from this Frum epidemic have been vaccinated, the first patient in the Satmar camp wasn't. So you see the damage that has been caused by people who refuse to vaccinate their kids! Look how many thousands of frum Jews have gotten sick (some severly) because of some selfish parents who were scared of the vaccine maybe because of their ridiculous belief that vaccines cause autism or something else. Immunity provided by the mumps vaccine was never meant to be foolproof. Together with herd immunity -it protects everyone. Once someone breaks that herd immunity, it's very easy for others to pick it up. That's how this FRUM epidemic started. ”

“ It is amazing that you absolutely know the original source of the epidemic. It was said to have started with a boy from the UK, but perhaps it was someone else, perhaps he caught it from another. The farce is that, according to the NYC Dep't of Health, 99% of those affected had been vaccinated according to the protocol. The person really misinformed might be you and the others that can not accept that the vaccine is not as effective as you were led to believe. Herd immunity does not apply when the failure rate is so great.
The concern of some parents that there is a connection between vaccines and autism is not pure rubbish, I would say that I believe it is neither proven nor refuted. The studies are not well designed. ”

“ Yea, it started from a boy from the UK, who wasn't vaccinated and spread it to the Satmar camp. If the vaccine didn't work, why hasn't the whole country come down with mumps? The answer is because the vaccine is effective when you have minor exposure, not when you have major exposure from someone who got a strong case because he wasn't vaccinated. Now you know what I mean by herd immunity. Are you one of those who believe there is a connection between autism and vaccines and don't vaccinate your kids? You certainly look that way! Because you keep trying to find other reasons for this epidemic than the original patient whom wasn't vaccinated! ”