Non-Vaccinators should be banned from schools. Proof of vaccination should be mandatory. The problem is that anit-vaccers are right in that vaccination is a prisnors dilema type situation. There are possible side effects from vaccines. They are very rare. And heard immunity will protect you if you are the only one who doesn't vaccinate.
Ergo If everyone else vaccinates the I don't have to because the risks of vaccinations outweigh the risks of not vaccinating. This obviously falls apart when you lose herd immunity.
I think their are a few problems that could be dealt with better. One vaccines shouldn't be marketed as 100% safe. Vaccines should be marketed as the risk of dying from measles is 1/X the risk of the vaccine is 1/x, the risk of a car accident is 1/x so get your kid vaccinated.
The other problem and hopefully this outbreak helps, is that vaccines are too good at what they do. If no one sees these diseases the fear from them is lost. If two or threee kids die from measles people might get the message.
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