Comment to Lien Fon Chi

After reading the blog post by Lien Fon Chi, I have to agree with his point in that parents may think that they have their child’s best interest when opting them out if the vaccination and that this can come with severe consequences that will harm the general public. I feel that his by bringing in historical evidence such as how measles and whooping cough have come back supports his argument and shows how dire the situation can be if people continue to opt out of vaccines. I feel that parents should not have the option to opt out of vaccines because of how many places make them mandatory and more importantly schools. Why should children that could be a potential disease threat be allowed to attend the same schools that children with the vaccine? I feel that this would anger many parents if they knew that their children could be in danger of catching what children have. Lien’s comparison of the banning of peanut products to banning children with diseases is a little over the top but it’s not so much that it changes how solid his argument is. I feel that Lien’s conclusion of making getting vaccinations a standard of being a member of society is the single most important point of this blog post. I believe that many would conclude that getting vaccinations to prevent diseases would help the general public overall, and I cannot see as to why anyone would want to opt out of lifesaving vaccines. I believe Lien’s argument is strong, to the historical evidence and the research of increasing diseases, it is hard to find a way in which to form a counterargument.