In January 2014, 102 measles cases linked to an outbreak at Disneyland were reported in 14 states. The outbreak alarmed the CDC, which declared the disease eliminated in the U.S. in the year 2000. Many health officials have tied the outbreak to the rising number of unvaccinated children under the age of 12. Proponents of a mandate argue that vaccines are necessary in order to insure herd immunity against preventable diseases. Herd immunity protects people who are unable to get vaccines due to their age or health condition. Opponents of a mandate believe the government should not be able to decide which vaccines their children should receive. Some opponents also believe there is a link between vaccinations and autism and vaccinating their children will have destructive consequences on their early childhood development.
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@2PR69DM4yrs4Y
No, but allow people to sue parents of unvaccinated children for a small sum if their child gets sick after coming into contact with their unvaccinated child.
@8C66FVT5yrs5Y
No, the state should determine the requirements
@2ZBFV4V5yrs5Y
No, but require it to attend public school and hold parents criminally liable for transferring deadly diseases to other children
@92JXK3J3yrs3Y
No, there are too many loopholes and legitimate reasons for people to not be able to have vaccines to institute a mandate.
@8FPLGKD5yrs5Y
No, but hold all citizens criminally liable for negligence and endangerment should they catch or transfer a deadly disease if the vaccine is publicly offered.
@8FYVM7S5yrs5Y
There needs to be test done to make sure every kids is safe and not allergic to it
@8JGSKD54yrs4Y
no, it should be an at will decision for most vaccinations but not all
@8JZ49894yrs4Y
This should be parent choice
@8MLR6P84yrs4Y
Completely up the the parents
@8T2MP9G4yrs4Y
i think yes but for viruses not diseases
@8TKFNNS4yrs4Y
No That is up to the parents and doctors in order to make a serious hard choice.
@8TKFNNS4yrs4Y
No but That should be up to the parents and doctors in order to make a serious hard choice.
@8TKFNNS4yrs4Y
Yes but That should be up to the parents and doctors in order to make a serious hard choice.
@8VDRJ6R4yrs4Y
Up to parent. And individual health issues.
@8V767DQ4yrs4Y
no a lot of people get sick from shots
@8W6629X4yrs4Y
It depends on how long the vaccine has been around. I will take every single vaccine except the COVID vaccine. It is untrustworthy as it has not been around long enough.
@8XD6BY63yrs3Y
No, it’s not the governments job to decide what an individual can and can’t put into their bodies.
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