Vaccinations, should people have the right to refuse them?

Question

Or does society have the right to enforce vaccinations to protect the general public or does this infringe on free will? (just a thought, you have the right to drive your car but not exceed 60 miles per hour for public safety on the highway)???

Answer 1

No.

Vaccination only works if the majority of the population has been immunized, the bigger the majority the better. Also, we can only eradicate a disease if there is no placed it can hide. Smallpox for example was only eradicated by immunizing everyone. Every time they go make an exception, for example on religious grounds, sooner or later there is an outbreak.
Also, the few side effects of the vaccine are far outweighed by the benefits. Just ask anyone who ever had polio.

Answer 2

Yes, people should have the right to refuse something that would be put into their body.

If people choose to get vaccinated how can an un-vaccinated person harm them? Are you telling me the vaccines they got don't work?? A few years ago there were many young children in the near-by hospital with whooping cough - all had received vaccinations. So I'm to give my child a vaccine off of whose says so that it'll be better for him?

How many people actually read the facts - actually do the research - instead of going by what a Dr, nurse or magazine says? There's one that you're more likely to die from the vaccine than the condition. It's been a few years since I read up on vaccines, but there are many books out there that state the facts of how many lives where taken by an illness categorizing deaths by vaccinated/not vaccinated, and some illnesses were even on a decline before vaccinations came about for them so their's no proof the vaccine even works. Read the facts then decide.

Answer 3

As no medicine/vaccination is 100% safe, the right to not have it is vital.

But most vaccinations are proven to be effective in eradicating horrible illnesses, and I wouldn't want to doom my child to polio.

Having said that, to have a politician who was given MILLIONS of dollars from a drug company make a decision that could affect the health of our children is just wrong.

There have not been enough studies of the long term effects of Guardisil on pre-pubescent girls. A couple hundred 11 year old girls studied last year doesn't cut it for me. Who knows what the long term reproductive ramifications could be. In 20 years these vaccinated girls could be having babies with 3 arms or born with cancer.

And it wouldn't be the first time a drug maker rushed a drug to market without knowing (or caring about) the serious, long term health consequences to the recipients.

Thanks, but my daughter will pass and her doctor has been informed that I will not be signing up for that!

Answer 4

No, if you want to live in the American society, get the shots to protect everyone you come in contact with.
Would you really want to see stuff like smallpox make a come back?
And here is something for all the pro-illegals........why should the American public be exposed to Lord knows what illness that sneaks across our borders? Most likely, illegals have not been vaccinated in their home countries. Another reason we have laws on immigration, and procedures, like health inspections!

Answer 5

Yes I do.
It is a matter of public safety. Would you like your child to die because they have caught an infection from a child who was not inoculated.
It has happened.

Answer 6

No, I don't want my kids exposed to diseases because some stupid parents with brains the sizes of peas can't take the time to get their kids vaccinated. Their children should be banned from school and all activities until proof of vaccination can be shown
( i hope its that way now)

Answer 7

When it is in the best interest of the general population to save millions of lives, since the innoculations are from diseases that can cause deaths, then I think that this should take precedent. Sometimes out of ignorance people do not make the best of choices. I am speaking of the ignorance that is used when not protecting oneself from being infected with STDs. Small pox was once one of the most deadly communicable diseases known to man. Now through innoculations, it has be irradicated.

Answer 8

Yes everyone should be vacinated and i feel sorry for people who think they shouldn't because without the vacines people would have all kinds of diseases that would be spread through the air and lots of people would die..

Answer 9

i don't want to get deathly ill from someone that refuses to get a vaccination...so no people should not have that right.

Answer 10

yes