Reply #11: Exactly

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Even if a kid isn't immunized against whooping cough, he/she can't catch it without being exposed to it. They're being exposed to it in schools, because kids are coming from countries (no, not just Mexico) where these diseases still exist.

Schools need to make parents keep sick kids at home longer, instead of forcing them to come back to school too soon. As a kid, I caught the flu a LOT, because of this. Nowadays, my immune system is just as bad, but I don't catch the flu at all, unless I run into some idiot who goes to their job or a store while coughing and snotting, instead of staying in bed. Employers are even worse than schools, as they pressure people to come to work, instead of staying home.

Without exposure, epidemics don't exist. Whether it's the flu, whooping cough, or anything else, you can't catch something you're not exposed to.