Vaccines keep very bad things from happening. Children who are not vaccinated present a higher risk to others in the public arena. Facts share that the risk of not being vaccinated is greater than the risk of some side effect to the vaccination.
So … if I have this right … what some are saying is that they do not disagree with the upside and benefits to vaccines, they object to the government telling them and mandating that they get their children vaccinated.
Again, given the benefits to vaccinations and the said benefits outweigh any potential risks, shouldn’t a responsible parent get their mouth breathing fruit of their loins vaccinated anyway and not give a flip about what the government says?
Next question. Those that are against government mandating that children be vaccinated, do you vaccinate your pets?
I'd challenge your facts on saying the risk of not being vaccinated is greater...I concede that generally speaking, the plastic immunity provided by vaccines can lower disease rates. But many children who are unvaccinated are deliberately that way by parents who also feed them better diets, and are generally just healthier...I know there are "the poor" who just don't do it and are probably more of a risk than these middle class kids whose parents see that they get better nutrition, etc. But if you look at them case-by-case like I've asked, you will see that the data is different...some diseases are worse than others...some of these vaccines are more of a luxury fix (if they work) than a true, necessary protection for the "herd". Many of the diseases with a more sinister reputation (such as measles) have not killed anyone in years and most people who've contracted it are not affected long term after they are quarantined and get well.
There I go again falling for the bait to debate the merits of vaccines which is very much gray area and not black & white but the real important point for this discussion is the freedom of choice thing...you could take ANY issue that carries risks and is a personal decision and have this same debate...is it right for a group of people who are scared of something to then get to dictate how other people will live by force???...it is morally wrong in my opinion...if you believe in an issue so much, become an activist and an advocate but don't advocate totalitarianism by fear mongering and calling for people to be forced into doing what you say...advocate and educate people on your view and hope to change hearts and minds, and you will win more friends than if you try to force them. I'd fight like an alpha male lion if someone came to physically hold my child down and inject formaldehyde into their body...so instead, these type of cowardly control freaks want to use the government bureaucracy to do it passively from afar...how messed up is that???
http://healthimpactnews.com/2014/st...-children-healthier-than-vaccinated-children/