For Vaccine Safety
Posted 06-19-2017 at 11:03 PM by katjonjj
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Originally Posted by markg91359
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Because vaccines are generally a unique form of medication aimed at preventing the transmission of infectious disease through a large population or the general population. Medicines are intended to treat individual cases of disease which have already appeared.
It is recognized that vaccines are intended for widespread use and that is why vaccines not only must obtain approval from the FDA, but to be placed on the recommended vaccination schedule, must also receive approval from the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices of the Center for Disease Control.
Some medical decisions should not be made by each and every individual because of the implications for public health and disease control. That is the basis for compulsory vaccination laws.
Measles, mumps, and chicken pox vaccines may be "slam dunks" for you. The point is they aren't for everyone. Some of the posts here in this thread are good evidence of that fact. Where public health concerned I am not comfortable leaving such decisions in the hands of people who hold beliefs that are by an objective standard, irrational beliefs. We simply can't maintain good herd immunity if we give each individual the right to refuse all vaccines. Without that herd immunity, vaccines lose much of their ability to prevent transmission of infectious disease.
Because vaccines are generally a unique form of medication aimed at preventing the transmission of infectious disease through a large population or the general population. Medicines are intended to treat individual cases of disease which have already appeared.
It is recognized that vaccines are intended for widespread use and that is why vaccines not only must obtain approval from the FDA, but to be placed on the recommended vaccination schedule, must also receive approval from the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices of the Center for Disease Control.
Some medical decisions should not be made by each and every individual because of the implications for public health and disease control. That is the basis for compulsory vaccination laws.
Measles, mumps, and chicken pox vaccines may be "slam dunks" for you. The point is they aren't for everyone. Some of the posts here in this thread are good evidence of that fact. Where public health concerned I am not comfortable leaving such decisions in the hands of people who hold beliefs that are by an objective standard, irrational beliefs. We simply can't maintain good herd immunity if we give each individual the right to refuse all vaccines. Without that herd immunity, vaccines lose much of their ability to prevent transmission of infectious disease.
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