Non-vax and public schools... ?

[Anonymous]

I have to disagree. "Religious beliefs and practices" is only an elastic term for people who choose, and are permitted, to make it so. It's a convenient lie (and let's call it a lie, because it is) for ignorant, paranoid, selfish people who want to exploit the herd immunity created by the responsible and well-educated among us, and who are totally fine with endangering our precious children with their unvaccinated ones. (Who I feel very sorry for, both for their health risks and the misfortunate to be born to such self-centered and stupid parents.) I am passionate about almost nothing else as much as I'm passionate about this issue. Anti-vaxxers disgust me. The fact that anyone is still hanging on to these totally discredited, debunked b.s. ideas is just pathetic, and so dangerous.


'Anti-vaxxers disgust me.The fact that anyone is still hanging on to these totally discredited, debunked b.s. ideas is just pathetic, and so dangerous.'
Me too. Thank you, well put.

Yes. This.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I don't understand why people who want to spread out the shots get any sort of exemption including falsely claiming a religious exemption.

For those who don't want to do too many shots in one visit and want to space out the vaccinations, that's fine. But you know that you'll be entering a public school with rules on having vaccinations by a certain age. So rather than starting at the usual time and pushing the envelope back, make sure that you start early and ensure that all vaccinations are done by the time you enter the public school. So, if you want to space out the shots over a six-month period, try starting six months before the first day of public school and then space them out however you want. You know that you're going to get the vaccinations. You know that you're going to enter a public school that requires vaccinations for the protection of the entire school community. So work with your doctor to get the shots done before the start of school.

Religious exemptions should be for those people who belong to religions who expressly do not allow vaccinations and who will not be getting vaccinations at all.

Or how about NO religious exemptions at all since they are stupid and since unvaccinated kids put immunodeficient children at risk. Why, oh why, do people not listen to reason when it comes to their children's lives and well being but to made up bearded men in the sky? No wonder the world is going down the drain.

Because this nation was founded on the concept of religious freedom and protection from prosecution for practicing one's religion. The first European immigrants, our founding fathers (and mothers), fled here from religious persecution and wanted a home where they could practice their own religions without interference from the government or the majority. For those who have a legitimate religious exemption, they have the right to practice their religion and not be forced by the government into having to choose between practicing their religion and educating their children. However, I do believe that the true number of those who deserve religions exemptions is a small minority of those who claim religious exemptions. I think the majority of those claiming religions exemptions are ignorant or misguided fools like Jenny McCarthy who only look for answers to support their fears rather than looking at the research around those answers (like the people who still contend that thimerisol is an issue).