Vaccination Law Pros And Cons

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To a large extent, I believe the new vaccination law in California is doing a good for its population, but I can see where overstepping the boundary on individual rights may stand for debate. When implementing laws like this, it is important to think of the community as a whole. Diseases in this time period may be transmitted through several different ways, thus allowing one person to become infected among many can be very risky. In order to have a herd immunity, as referenced in the article, these kids must remain up-to-date with their vaccinations. Individual rights won’t be surpassed as long as the patients are taught the benefits and disadvantages of such vaccines given by schools. By hearing this information, hopefully the patients can

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