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> This may at first glance sound sensible. But consider: If an impoverished family doesn’t accept the health NGO’s preferred interventions for its children, the
by michaelmcdonald 4y ago
> This may at first glance sound sensible. But consider: If an impoverished family doesn’t accept the health NGO’s preferred interventions for its children, these children may not be provided any other opportunity to establish a “legal, broadly recognized identity” necessary to access things like primary school. In other words, you are literally nobody until you are vaccinated.
Author is making quite a leap that the _only_ way to receive a digital ID is to get vaccinated. If a program like this ever does take off you will see alternative methods of identification acquisition. Case in point: I don't need a driver's license to get a state issued ID. Functionally they are the same in terms of proving I am who I say I am, but one affords additional benefits of stating I can drive.
- giantg2 4y agoThe way it works today is they you either get the school vaccinations or a sometimes limited exception, otherwise you don't get to attend. It seems like they're just putting a layer on top of this.
- t0bia_s 4y agoSince primary school is mandatory in my country, they have to accept all kids, with or without vaccination. Kindergarten aren't mandatory, so it is up to them if they accept unvaccinated kids or not. There are exceptions for kids that cannot be vaccinated because of medical reasons which is argument for those parents who does not want to vaccine their kids and still want get them to kindergarten regardless their health condition.
- giantg2 4y agoPrimary and secondary school is mandatory here too. They won't let you go without shots, or an exception (medical, or in some states a religious/belief one). The alternative is that you're home schooled (even private schools are required to mandate the shots).