Once again a nice post by Jackie S.
I see little difference between requiring vaccinations and outlawing open sewers in cities. It is a public health issue.
Question: if you don't get vaccinated, get the disease (whichever one you like--let's say small pox for sake of argument) and you then pass it to three other people who die from it, what liability do you have? Should you have? At what point does it sound like wrongful death?
Originally Posted by Old-T
Too many people view this strictly from the individual rights point of view.
But infants are too young to receive vaccines and some other children - like ones with leukemia - have never been able to get vaccinated.
Every one of them is susceptible to diseases like measles and their only defense is herd immunity. They need everyone around them to be free of measles (i.e., vaccinated) and other contagious diseases.
So, when some asshole talks about how it should be up to the individual to choose for himself, that person clearly does not understand that he is choosing for others as well. Including his own unvaccinated children.