Commentary on "Should Vaccinations Be Mandatory..."

Christina Mondragon made a post about whether vaccinations should be mandatory or not. Her view on it is that vaccinations are dangerous and shouldn't be forced onto people, as they lead to more possible health risks than they cure.

I can only say, if vaccinations caused more harm than they cured, then vaccinations would not be a viable and popular option to survive. Without vaccinations, many more people would be dead or seriously impaired from dangerous, and now very preventable diseases. People who argue that people still get sick when they have vaccines as a way to prove that they're useless fail to mention that most of the time this happens comes from the fact that so many people have forgone vaccinations, that we are starting to lose herd immunity. While yes, initially after getting a vaccine can make you more susceptible to non-life threatening illnesses, I would argue that's better than you or your child dying from an extremely painful (and one again preventable) disease. 

There are people who are out there than can not physically get vaccinations because of health reasons. When people decided to not get themselves or their children vaccinated because of unfounded scientific "proof", they're putting themselves and others at extreme risk. I personally don't know how someone can go about their day knowing they have literally chosen to risk potentially killing other people, just for the sake of a trend. 

So, I'm just going to say, I think people should be vaccinated, unless for very specific circumstances related to health reasons that prevent vaccinations, and some religious reasons. I think people should care more about those around them, and think about more than just themselves.

However, I don't think the government should be able to decide what people should do to their own bodies, so I will agree to that statement.