“Son, I, my children, and my grandchildren and the many of the same all over the freaking US, have been subjected to mandatory immunizations since back in the 1940’s”
Those are airborne or droplet spread diseases. Apples to oranges.
Actually, NO, not apples and oranges, diseases. Transmitted by contact or through the air. Vaccinations, in fact, exact same thing.
And if you think there’s no contact among teenagers, you might want to ask Sarah Palin...she certainly knows better.