RE: Anti-Vaxxer Sympathy
October 18, 2015 at 10:10 am
(This post was last modified: October 18, 2015 at 10:10 am by The Grand Nudger.)
(October 18, 2015 at 9:54 am)Aractus Wrote: There are two issues in your post - the first is people who deny their child a vaccination. This doesn't matter - it really doesn't. Individuals can choose not to vaccinate and it won't make a difference so long as you get 95% of children vaccinated. So stop wasting time and effort on the few people who are actually opposed (which isn't very many), and instead concentrate on the people who aren't actively opposed, but have missed vaccinations for a variety of reasons. I guarantee you that it's possible to exceed 95% vaccination rates without worrying about the people who are actually anti-vaccination.It may be, let's hope that it is - but why can't we, and why shouldn't we address both issues? If the goal is hitting a number, then getting one person who's just behind and getting one person who has some objection "x" moves us towards that goal equally. One's harder...is that your objection. Really?
Quote:The second issue is denying your a child lifesaving medical care. Again, in this instance it actually doesn't matter what parents want or believe, it should be possible for healthcare providers to provide certain treatments for children even if their parents are opposed.Here...in the US, it does matter...even if it shouldn't. It does matter what they believe, because what they believe is precisely why they deny the care, and why we pussyfoot around it.
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