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I have a question that maybe you can help me with. Why do people care that other people's children aren't vaccinated? If your children are vaccinated they're p

I have a question that maybe you can help me with. Why do people care that other people's children aren't vaccinated? If your children are vaccinated they're protected, period. Who cares about other people's children, especially if they have all sorts of unfounded ideas about vaccination? Why not live and let live? Why do people want to force other people to vaccinate their children? I never understood that but I'm sure I'm missing something hugely obvious. I would vaccinate my children but I don't understand why I should also join some movement that is trying to force other people to do something they don't want.

Decade 12y ago
Because it's not, "your children are vaccinated they're protected, period." The vaccines are not 100% effective, and an extremely small portion of the population shouldn't be vaccinated. For the sake of the people who aren't immune, it's best if the vast majority of people around them are immune.
- innguest 12y ago
  > For the sake of the people who aren't immune, it's best if the vast majority of people around them are immune. And what is the plan to go about that? Just force-vaccinate these folks' children, something they vehemently oppose, thus traumatizing both parents and children in the process? What is the proposed plan to go about this in a way that is acceptable to both sides? Or is it the case that these anti-vaxxers shouldn't be respected and should have no rights just because they believe a fantasy? Because if that's going to be the new standard we'll have to have a giant conversation about gods.
clay_to_n 12y ago
Some amount of kids can't get vaccinated due to medical reasons, it's not safe for them. And if less than 80% - 90% of the total population are unvaccinated, you get these large outbreaks like we're seeing today. At 95%, it's a lot harder for that happen.

Decade 12y ago

Because it's not, "your children are vaccinated they're protected, period." The vaccines are not 100% effective, and an extremely small portion of the population shouldn't be vaccinated. For the sake of the people who aren't immune, it's best if the vast majority of people around them are immune.

innguest 12y ago
> For the sake of the people who aren't immune, it's best if the vast majority of people around them are immune. And what is the plan to go about that? Just force-vaccinate these folks' children, something they vehemently oppose, thus traumatizing both parents and children in the process? What is the proposed plan to go about this in a way that is acceptable to both sides? Or is it the case that these anti-vaxxers shouldn't be respected and should have no rights just because they believe a fantasy? Because if that's going to be the new standard we'll have to have a giant conversation about gods.

clay_to_n 12y ago

Some amount of kids can't get vaccinated due to medical reasons, it's not safe for them. And if less than 80% - 90% of the total population are unvaccinated, you get these large outbreaks like we're seeing today. At 95%, it's a lot harder for that happen.