Should vaccinations be required in the United States?

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  • to the person who said "Not At All"

    This is in response to the respondent who said that flu shots are just to calm the fears of media hype- because she/he never once got sick. Listen to yourself. You got vaccinated. You didn't get sick. You are making an argument IN FAVOR of vaccinations. And, is Australia an 3rd world country? Their healthcare system was crippled because of so many employees caught H1N1.

    Yes Anonymous

  • The perpetrators of the spread of illnesses are the ones who foolishly refuse to get vaccinated.

    There may be minor side effects to a vaccine, unless you are allergic to it. However there is no conclusive evidence that shows vaccines are deadly. It is the fault of those stupid people who refuse to be immunized that diseases such as malaria are still around. If every human was vaccinated against those diseases, not only could we eventually become independant of the vaccine since the genetics of the parent would be transmitted to future generations, we could focus on more serious conditions such as AIDS and Cancer.

    Yes Anonymous

  • Community Health

    I don't care if your child ends up crippled from polio if you choose not to vaccinate, and the government has no right to tell you to do so. However, vaccination is not that simple. When you choose not to vaccinate your child, you put many people at risk who cannot choose. When your choice causes babies under 6 months to die, through no fault of their own, when it can be so very easily prevented, then yes, the government not only has the right, but the obligation to step in. In addition to very young children, there are many others who are put at risk. Vaccines work not only based on the immunity they provide to individuals, but they work based on a community level.

    Yes Anonymous

  • No vaccination, no leaving the house

    If states can make it illegal for a person to smoke cigarettes in a restaurant because smokers can cause health risks to others, why shouldn't they be able to make everyone vaccinate their children to prevent spread of disease. Not everyone that comes into contact with cigarette smoke will get cancer or die from some second hand smoke inhalation disease, but because there is a chance that someone may, lots of states have banned smoking in public establishments. How is this different from vaccinations? A child that isn't vaccinated can potentially become infected with a disease and then spread that disease to others. Eventually that disease can make its way to a person with a weak immune system and kill them. So basically by spreading that disease they have become a death dealer. I say if you don't want to vaccinate then you should be confined to your living establishment and not allowed to be out in any public place.

    Yes Anonymous

  • Vaccination is not a threat.

    The scientist who made the study claiming that vaccinations were a threat lost all of his degrees and was mocked by the entire scientific community. The only way to eradicate a disease is for 80% of a community to be vaccinated. The Whooping-Cough outbreak was due to the fact that brilliant parents thought that the vaccine was dangerous. The side-effects of vaccines are extremely well understood and claiming that any vaccine cause mental illness is absolutely incorrect and should never be used as an excuse to not be vaccinated.

    Yes Anonymous

  • YES

    They should because if one person gets a diseases then they spread it then more and more people would get it and with out a vaccination the whole contry could die off

    Yes Anonymous

  • Vaccinations should be required in the US, they have helped vanquish many diseases, and sometimes you need to do something for society as a whole.

    I believe vaccinations should be required in the US. Thanks to vaccines, we have seen polio, tuberculosis and even the chicken pox nearly eradicated. While there are some children who have difficulties with the vaccines, the negative affect these diseases have on society is devastating. Therefore, vaccinations should be mandated in the US.

    Yes JayceC

  • Whether someone is vacciened affects the people around them

    If I am disease-free and the person beside me refuses to get a vaccine and is now infected, it will raise my chances of being infected by that disease. Which will mean that them not getting vaccined is affecting the health of the people around them, the health of their community. They should not choose their societal welfare.

    Yes Anonymous

  • Large scale vaccination programs have been hugely successful in the eradication and prevention of diseases that plague humanity.

    Vaccinations are a safe and effective way of preventing many of the serious diseases that plague humanity. Large scale vaccination programs in the past have been hugely successful in the eradication of diseases like polio. In addition, vaccinations can significantly lower the cost of health care by preventing outbreaks. Lowered health care costs allow more people to purchase health care and provides an additional boon to our nations over all health.

    Yes IarsChrome

  • Vaccinations should be required as they reduce the chances of any particular disease to spread.

    Vaccinations should be required within the United States. Individuals that are not vaccinated not only put themselves at risk but others around them. A larger group of people not vaccinated increases the rate at which a disease reproduces, which allows for new strains with increased virulence. In addition people with reduced immune functions will suffer higher rates of exposure then would occur otherwise.

    Yes BroderickS

  • Vaccinations should be required in the United States because of the implications concerning the public good and the avoidance of spreading disease.

    There are some vaccinations that should be required in the United States. Over the years, it has been proven that the spread of many serious diseases can be controlled with the use of vaccines. I am in favor of requiring vaccinations for children who attend public schools. Since dangerous diseases can spread rapidly when children are in close contact, it only makes sense to require the immunizations for the greater good.

    Yes R0d0Ferdy
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  • No.

    If I'm ever forced to put that freakin' poison in my body, I'm moving to Ireland.

    No Anonymous

  • Parents should be free to make health care decisions for their children.

    Children are not the property of the state and should not be treated as such. Children are the responsibility of their parents, and parents are alone responsible for the health and welfare of their children. The government will not care for children that are adversely affected by vaccines, nor will the government care for children who get sick, despite the vaccine. Parents must have the freedom to make parental decisions.

    No TrashyBrain42

  • unless

    unless there's a zombie attack on the population, then your going to need it, but that's like top secret and alarm only will be sounded at the third dong midnight, lord, oh lord, have mercy. But really i wont go get one because i grew up in the 90's and watched to much X files. My little sis gets here's and she gets a sticker too :) YEAH!

    No Anonymous

  • Definitely NOT

    We should not be forced to put foreign things in our bodies. Our bodies belong to ourselves, we should be able to decide what goes into them. I don't believe that vaccines are safe. I think they are the cause of many problems we see in children today such as SIDS, autism, and ADHD. They pump these little babies with so much crap when they are born, when their immune system is not even strong yet! We should have the freedom to choose.

    No Anonymous

  • No, a person has the right to choose what goes into their body or what doesn

    The government has not right to regulate what goes into our bodies. It is NOT the government's job or anybody else's job to ensure that you are safe from illness. it is your job only. Also vaccines contain quite a bit of questionable ingredients such as mercury and formaldehyde.

    No Anonymous

  • Not at all,

    I've gone an entire flu season without getting the flu. I've had H1N1 and never died or was hospitalized. Vaccines are given to calm the fear of a massive epidemic of a type of virus that is hyped by the media, because it infects more then 75% of the population in a 3rd world country...

    No Anonymous

  • Vaccinations are a potential health threat

    There have been studies that link some of the childhood innoculations to developmental disorders such as ADHD, ADD, and Autism, just to name a few. Not to mention that some individuals have become ill with the very disease they are being innoculated for, along with it compromising thier immune systems. I think it should be a choice made by the parents, not forced upon them like they are some kind of criminal. What ever happened to being able to protect your family? If you force people to take vaccinations out of fear, or out of malice, then you are violating thier fundamental right to the pursuit of happiness.

    No Anonymous

  • No, because vaccinations are already required for children to attend public schools, so what else really needs to be done?

    Forcing people to vaccinate their children further restricts civil rights. If a person wants to enroll their child in public school, they must vaccinate them. If they don't, they can home school. If you want to protect yourself and your children, you already have the right and freedom to vaccinate. That's all you need.

    No R4v4g3rPavI

  • Vaccinations are potentially dangerous and jeopardize the safety of children. No one should be required to undergo any medical procedure against their will.

    Vaccinations should not be required in the United States or any other nation. Vaccines are not 100% safe, and there are people who are allergic to certain vaccines. Forcing those people to get vaccinated jeopardizes their safety. Furthermore, America is a democratic country, and the people should not be forced to submit to any sort of medical procedure unless they themselves choose to.

    No MarIMiIk

  • We live in America, the land of the free; parents should make this decision for their children, not the government.

    Currently, in most states, parents have the option of refusing vaccinations for their children for religious or ethical reasons. So we don't have to worry about mass "non vaccinations" because the majority of parents have their kids vaccinated. But we should retain the right to choose which ones we don't want. Spain, for example has banned the guardia vaccine because of deaths and other problems with so many young girls. Much research has come out lately revealing doubts about the safety of some vaccines. Parents have the right to be informed and to make the decision whether or not to vaccinate and which ones to use.

    No NettN355

  • Vaccinations should be a personal choice for the parents, since vaccinations will cause illness in many children.

    As parents, we are often told what we have to do either to or for our children. So many choices have already been taken away. The fact that there could be more is maddening. Vaccinations themselves are potentially dangerous, anyway, with most kids getting a fever from them. Some children get really sick and have to be hospitalized. No one should be able to force a parent to put their child in potential danger.

    No TownNoam
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