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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@92RSHM93yrs3Y
No and Yes, only the parent should let there child have an vax, but only if the disease is deadly, no government should mandate anything on the people
@5BMX4XT3yrs3Y
Yes but only for the 13 deadly contagious diseases as identified by US Dept of Health
@895C6VC4yrs4Y
Yes, but only the vaccines that have been proven after years of trials to have no adverse side effects and that do not cause long term health issues. The most critical vaccinations should be strongly recommended, but not required. This is a parents choice.
@63ZXW6N4yrs4Y
Yes, but exempt those who may have negative reactions.
@8QPG4TW4yrs4Y
No, but fund public ad campaigns about the risks and benefits instead, and also hold parents criminally liable if their children transfers diseases to others.
@8HBPCKZ4yrs4Y
No, and make vaccine drug companies liable for injury from vaccines again.
@8HL5YXT4yrs4Y
voluntary, not mandatory
@8HL5YXT4yrs4Y
it depends upon the parents and the child has a right to his or her own body
@8LCC7N74yrs4Y
Yes but they should pay for it first.
@8R7N6V44yrs4Y
The government requiring anything is dangerous.
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