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[–] o0shad0o 1 point 0 points (+1|-1) ago 

Even the government doesn't say they're 100% safe. Only 99.99%.

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[–] metawizard 1 point -1 points (+0|-1) ago  (edited ago)

The safer ones are closer to the positive side of the scale, and you're right that they do have that information, if you really dig into the topic, but the political rhetoric is generally that nothing will go wrong and vaccines are absolutely infallible, and the bigger problem is that so many people buy into that mentality. Then they go out and vote. As a result, a considerably large portion of the population wants to make vaccines mandatory. There are edge cases that these people will never consider, and in the end, people get hurt as a result.

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[–] o0shad0o 1 point 0 points (+1|-1) ago 

I'm going to get a bit convoluted here, so please bear with me.

Let's make the assumption that vaccines are largely effective, and not just a money-making conspiracy as some alledge. Given that, there are some strong arguments for mandatory immunization. Ring immunization is a thing; and also, the best way to breed diseases that bypass current immunizations is to put a mix of sick and immunized kids together.

Still, I'm an individualist, and I believe people should be allowed to make their own choices, and choose for their dependents.

The easiest way to fix the problem would be to have some schools mandate immunization, and others not. This would let people have the choice of immunizing their kids and sending them to one school, or to avoid it and school them separately, or homeschool them.

And here's where the government causes problems, by having public scools and area-wide mandates and by taking kids away from anti-vax parents and parents who homeschool their children.

Got any other suggestions on how to fix the problem?