Should vaccination be mandatory?

[Indy]

What amazes me is that certain people here don't seem to comprehend that certain population-killing diseases have been eradicated because of... vaccinations. Yet they want to do away with them and expose us all over again because... why again?

[BrownOG]

This thread should've ended with a simple yes. Vaccines are important when it comes to viruses that arent hyper-mutable. For example, Polio is not a virus that is going to change so much that a vaccine wont be effective.

However take the Flu. Now that bugger keeps changing. So when you get the flu vaccine, you get the most common strain from last flu season. Statistically, last years big strain is most likely the one that will affect the most people this year as well. Now does that mean thats the only strain? Of course not. But you're playing the odds.

Lastly, the whole "oh i got sick after getting the vaccine" complaint. No schit sherlock. Youre SUPPOSED to. Its supposed to give you a mild version of the illness so your body can make antibodies so the next time you get effected by that strain, your body will have the proper antibodies to fight it a lot quicker and more effectively.

If you dont want to get the flu vaccine, fine. But Polio, MMR, etc those you NEED to get

[The Dharma Bum]

[Indy]

[The Dharma Bum]

Understand that these epidemic diseases are the product of industrialization. They didn't exist until great numbers of people began to live in close quarters and began to interact with other large colonies of humans.

Also consider why they vaccinate against the disease vectors they do. Why do they vaccinate against polio? Because human being have lost resistance to the polio virus due to industrialized water sanitation techniques.

So, the upshot is the whole process is pretty hit or miss and there is no telling what type of industrial chemical will be introduced into your child's body or what type of shaky scientific basis there is for it's inclusion into the vaccine because we all know how honest and forthright the ineptocracy is.

The rational course of action is to let individuals decide for themselves whether or not to participate in vaccination programs. It's not as simple as "hey, these medicines work so it's crazy not to use them.".

It is a very complex issue.

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[Aaron]