For one thing, no vaccine is 100% effective. For another, there are some people with legitimate medical issues that prevent them from being vaccinated. So, we rely on the concept of herd immunity to protect those people:
Posted on 06/10/2015 7:37:40 AM PDT by SeekAndFind
Parental rights do not extend to endangering other people’s children.
Yes!
Yeah, we can’t have unvaccinated children giving diseases to the vaccinated ones.
What “threat” is an vaccinated child to a child that is already vaccinated?
Yes, of course. However, we should allow unvaccinated “immigrants” through our southern border without hesitation. Its for the children after all.
YES, next...
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Vaccinated vs Vaccinated - not a problem
Unvaccinated vs Vaccinated - not a problem
Vaccinated vs Unvaccinated - not a problem
Unvaccinated vs Unvaccinated - possible problem
In the case of Unvacc vs Unvacc, there is a risk. But life is full of risks. If the parents of the school are notified that there is an outbreak of X, and they continue to send there child to school, then the parent is accepting the risk. It is called risk management.
I was not vaccinated against small pox as a child. This was due to a skin condition and the advice of my doctor. The risk of getting small pox was smaller by not vaccinating than by getting the vaccine. The risk was managed.
Wait, only applies to white kids. MINE!
Can someone explain how an unvaccinated child is a danger to a vaccinated child? Exclude the rare exception of a child on chemo or one dealing with some immune deficiency (they have other more acute possibilities of infection to deal with). This is a ginned up controversy to disguise another govt power grab.
Vaccination is one area that a huge number of conservatives believe the government 100% and line their kids up for every needle full of “lifesaving” juice. Heck didn’t we just find out that this same government has been shipping live anthrax all over the US and world...oops!
For one thing, no vaccine is 100% effective. For another, there are some people with legitimate medical issues that prevent them from being vaccinated. So, we rely on the concept of herd immunity to protect those people:
Then you were precisely the type of person that mandatory vaccinations in schools is designed to protect. A (very) small percentage of people cannot be vaccinated for everything. But, because everyone else at school (or nearly everyone else) was vaccinated, your chances of contracting smallpox at school was very small.
Don’t look at it as “forced to stay home from school.” Look at it as “allowed to stay home from school.”
For what it is worth... they don’t vaccinate anymore for Smallpox. They haven’t in some time. My youngest was vaccinated for it but it was done in China. They do vaccinate for chicken pox, measles and mumps.
I am more concerned with them giving diseases to other unvaccinated children.
Those who choose not to vaccinate often homeschool anyway, at least in my neck if the woods.
I think that’s the most likely thing here, too. However, some states have a much higher rate of unvaccinated students in school than others.
This problem can be solved very easily. Just start your own neighborhood schools. Here’s a little secret. The more neighborhood schools there are, the less problem you’ll have with government. Let’s all admit, that the government has become the enemy of the people they were suppose to protect. Unless you cow tow to what this government demands they will make life harder and harder for you. If enough people defy the government, the government will be forced to back down.
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