Is it wrong for parents to refuse to have their children vaccinated against H1N1 flu?

[LoZoccolo]

[vadawg]

1. no but then they have to realise there are consequences

unless the child has a medical reason i suppose the school can exclude them, not sure about a genuine religious or cultural reason as well, i guess that would have to be handled on a case by case basis...

edit to add both my kids have had their first vax and are due for their booster this week.

[Teaser]

2. wrong? I dunno. dumb: probably

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[Jennicut]

3. No, but I am getting my two girl's vaccinated tomorrow.

Too many kids sick at their school.

[HiFructosePronSyrup]

4. Yes, such people are shitty parents.

[Warpy]

5. They not only risk their own brat

they risk all the other people their kid infects.

This flu is dangerous, folks. Get the kids their shots.

[chimpyisstillsatan]

6. it's analogous to

a parent supporting a war after arranging for their child to avoid serving.

[The Straight Story]

7. No. I am for doing so, but I stand firm with 'your body, your choice'

And when it comes to your children, you should have a choice as well.

[vadawg]

8. yup but you should be aware of the ramifications that follow

[dysfunctional press]

12. how do you feel about parental notification of minors who have abortions?

:shrug:

and what if the child wanted the vaccination, but the parent didn't want them to have it?

[dysfunctional press]

9. it was probably wrong for them to have kids in the first place.

too bad there isn't some way to require a license or permit so that only rational people were allowed to procreate.

but then again- if nature wants to clean up the gene pool a little, this may end up having pretty good results, as far as helping to head off the prophesied 'idiocracy'...

[The Straight Story]

10. Reminds me of poll taxes and the fundies of old

When you see things my way, then you are worthy to vote or have kids. Diversity? It is bad.

[dysfunctional press]

11. there are way too many people with kids that have no business being parents.

that in itself is one of the biggest factors behind our failing educational standards.

maybe a good pandemic can help get us back on track.

[western mass]

14. +1

[Sinti]

13. Don't you think there's something

very wrong in the nation when a whole group of people don't trust the government not to kill them? Do you trust your government to always have your best interests in mind? For real, look at what the government does - right or wrong, they have reasons, even if many don't quite realize what they're reacting to. It's very telling, IMO.

[greennina]

15. Considering Republicans want to force them on us...

I would have to say of course it is ok to refuse them. It's better than ok. It's a fight for freedom.

[pinto]

16. Neither "wrong" nor "right". People make their own decisions, for their own reasons.

The role of Public Health is to help folks make *informed decisions*. Vaccination is one of them.

What any individual does with the info we provide is up to them.

[western mass]

17. if by "informed" you mean "informed by stupidity"

For every 1 rational, well-supported opinion against vaccination (I can't think of any, but I'll grant you the theoretical possibility), there are 999 based on pure ignorance. Sadly, unlike believing that the earth is flat, anti-vacc hysteria kills people.