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Originally Posted by JJ_BPK
OK,
This FOG needs some guidance..
Scenario:
I and my family, and my friends family, 80% of the world get their MMR and all the other vaccines available, on time, on budget, on their butts.
The parents down the street are avowed anti-vacciners and didn't get their kids shots.
Their kids get measles,,
We are all vaccinated,,
What's the problem???
This does not seem to be a problem that needs to be settled in a court of law??
It's called Darwinism,,
We give awards for the annul winners,,
and it is very successful.
Did I miss something??
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JJ-
It's not that simple and simplifying this issue to the level of individual liberty or darwinism is misguided and even dangerous. IIRC herd immunity requires 95+% of a population (herd) to protect the other 5%. The concern is that for some preventable diseases (MMR for example) that percentage has dropped below the 95% threshold. Hence, Pedonddoc's very valid concern for his patients.
As a dyed-in-the-wool libertarian I am the first to defend every persons right to self determination. But there are limits and those limits are when my exercise of my right endangers my neighbor. It's not always about me. I think this is a clear public health issue and not a political one. So you can believe that vaccines cause autism or whatever, the facts are that they don't. Hold that belief if you wish but get your vaccines. you simply do not have the right to put Pedondoc's patients at risk!
And that's all I got to say about that!
PS: JJ my use of the word you is in the collective. Just for clarity, Bro.
