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Originally Posted by Sr. Mints
Wow, this thread reeks of fascism.
Based on my own anecdotal observations, I think people who don't vaccinate their kids are misinformed quacks.
This is currently happening in my own family, as my brother and his wife made some bat#### crazy decision not to vaccinate my seven month old niece.
So lock them up? Fine them? Have the Calgary Police Service show up and strong arm them into getting the shot? Call Child Protective Services?
I don't think that's where the solutions lie. Better education and health promotion would be a good start.
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Why would vaccinated parents not want their children to be around un-vaccinated children?
The MMR vaccine, for example, is 95% effective against all three of the Mumps, Measles and Rubella. That's not 100%, and directly exposing children (or anyone) to the disease will increase the odds that they attract it.
http://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/vpd-vac/...-vac-risks.htm
I don't think enforcing a law for the protection of the citizens is fascism.
Is it fascist that children have to attend school? Is it fascist that children have to be properly clothed and fed? Is it fascist that if a child is injured they must receive medical attention (if your child breaks their arm you can't ignore it because you think that all doctors are controlled by Big Pharma)?
You state that perhaps more parents who aren't vaccinating their children would given them vaccinations with better education.
This leads me to the question, who should be giving this education?
I'd say the same people who educate parents if they don't know how to keep their house clean, the same people who educate parents who don't know how to properly feed their children, the same people who help parents who help parents who expose their children to a household filled with drug use... Child Protective Services.
Do you know or understand what Child Protective Services does? Or is it also fascist to call them if a house is unclean and children are living in squalor?