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California, like all the other states, requires children to be vaccinated before attending school. But the law allows exemptions for reasons of religion or "personal beliefs". The recent measles outbreak is causing some politicians to reconsider this approach. The San Jose Mercury News reports:
Two state senators said Wednesday they will introduce legislation to eliminate a controversial "personal belief exemption" that allows California parents to refuse to vaccinate their children.
"We shouldn't wait for more children to sicken or die before we act," Sen. Richard Pan, a Sacramento Democrat who is also a pediatrician, said at a Wednesday news conference. "Parents are letting us know our current laws are insufficient to protect their kids."
Pan is sponsoring the legislation with Sen. Ben Allen, D-Redondo Beach.
In Washington, D.C., California's two Democratic senators, Dianne Feinstein and Barbara Boxer, on Wednesday asked state health officials to go further and consider eliminating the "religious exemption."
Further information:
http://www.latimes.com/local/politics/la-me-pol-measles-vaccination-20150205-story.html
http://www.cnn.com/2015/02/04/health/california-measles-outbreak/
(Score: 2) by hoochiecoochieman on Thursday February 05 2015, @03:18PM
What the fuck are you talking about?
(Score: 1, Disagree) by Entropy on Thursday February 05 2015, @03:26PM
Mollester isn't spelled correctly. It also implies a sexual exploitation.
(Score: 1, Offtopic) by hoochiecoochieman on Thursday February 05 2015, @03:43PM
Yeah, I noticed it. English is not my first language.
And what does that have to do with my intelligence and childhood diseases?
(Score: 2) by hemocyanin on Thursday February 05 2015, @04:29PM
In the original post, "molester" is correctly spelled. Molest does not only mean sexual exploitation:
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/molester [reference.com]
So I'm pretty confused here by the "correction".
(Score: 2) by hoochiecoochieman on Thursday February 05 2015, @05:16PM
It's sadly funny that my original post got modded Flamebait but the ad hominem troll got away unscathed.
Maybe the moderation system needs some more tuning. Either that, or my trust in mankind is too optimistic.
(Score: 1, Flamebait) by Entropy on Thursday February 05 2015, @05:17PM
Molest has a incredibly different meaning in common speech than it does in the dictionary. While I'm aware of
both definitions if you accuse someone of being a molester it's highly unlikely anyone would interpret it as "pester or harass (someone), typically in an aggressive or persistent manner." but instead "assault or abuse (a person, especially a woman or child) sexually."
Implying that someone is going to "assault or abuse (a person, especially a woman or child) sexually." by not getting them a flu shot is absurd. While some vaccines
are good, others are nearly useless or harmful... but none should be characterized as molestation.
The spelling error I just poked a bit of additional fun at for good measure.
(Score: 2) by hoochiecoochieman on Thursday February 05 2015, @06:55PM
Well, maybe it's my understanding of English, but since other people here interpreted it differently from you and you keep insisting, I guess it must be some Freudian thing you have...
I'm very curious to know about those "harmful" vaccines, maybe you know better than all those doctors and scientists.
For the majority of cases, flu is mild, but in a significant percentage of cases it's deadly. However I've never heard or known about a flu vaccine causing problems to anyone. One of my kids nearly died of one of those "mild" diseases, so you can go fuck yourself and your theories.
I guess the innuendo about my child diseases and their effect on my intelligence were also very fun and for good measure. They were fun, but only for you. Guess it's that Freudian thing.
(Score: 1) by Entropy on Thursday February 05 2015, @07:21PM
If you insist..Feel free to google "child molest" and see what you get.