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> The scientific evidence supporting vaccinations is undebatable, the fact that parents can opt their kids out because they disagree with reality and put other
by louthy 8y ago
> The scientific evidence supporting vaccinations is undebatable, the fact that parents can opt their kids out because they disagree with reality and put other people's lives at risk should be as abhorrent in the public mind as drunk driving.
Indeed. And although this might sound extreme: should be considered child abuse too. You're making a massively uninformed choice that could kill or disable your child and others that aren't physically able to take the vaccine. Being an idiot shouldn't be any excuse for this behaviour.
- cies 8y agoDrunk driving: you were able to drive, then you took alcohol, no you are unable to drive. Going around unvaccinated: you were able to be infected and transmit a disease, then you (or your parents) did not allow others to vaccinate you, now you are still able to get infected and transmit. I'm not against vaccination, but I'm critical. (See my other comment) US has by far the biggest vaccination schedule in the world, and is not exactly an example of a great public health system. Scandinavian countries have much smaller schedules than the US, and they have healthier children.
- hueving 8y ago"Healthy children" has nothing to do with vaccines. Vaccines are for preventing specific diseases a population is at risk for. They don't prevent your kids from getting fat.
- cies 8y agoShould any vaccine we have be given, or are some diseases better to "live with"? I'm not talking about the nasty ones.