FUN FAX: Child refugees from Central America are far more likely to be vaccinated than kids in Texas

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FUN FAX: Child refugees from Central America are far more likely to be vaccinated than kids in Texas. http://www.texasobserver.org/disease-threat-immigrant-children-wildly-overstated/ …
7:06 PM - 11 Jul 2014

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Before demonizing undocumented children, we should look at the facts: The vast majority of Central Americans are vaccinated against all these diseases. Governments concerned about health, and good parents investing in their kids, have made Central American kids better-vaccinated than Texan kids. We fear them not because they are actually sick, but because of powerful anti-immigration narratives that link foreigners to disease.

Consider, for example, Guatemala. According to the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), Guatemalan kids are more likely than Texans to be immunized for most infectious diseases. Guatemala has universal health care. Vaccines are 100 percent funded by the government.

By comparison, one in six kids in Texas is uninsured, and even insured families often must pay for vaccination. That means that many Texas kids fall behind on vaccinations, or miss them altogether when their family can’t afford a doctor’s visit. Other families refuse vaccination.

more here:
http://www.texasobserver.org/disease-threat-immigrant-children-wildly-overstated/