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This article comes out of Canada, so most Americans will discount it reflexively. The idea of mandatory anything,<\/i> especially regarding medicine, is a third rail to American culture, the antithesis to personal liberty.<\/p>\n

But truth is truth, and science is science, and people dead of diseases don't have a lot of enthusiasm for personal liberty. The legal principle that "Your right to swing your arms ends just where the other man’s nose begins"[1] applies here. Your refusing to be vaccinated (or to vaccinate your children) directly impacts me and my own loved ones as the herd immunity is diluted.<\/p>\n

'Vaccination, like paying taxes, is a civic duty; it is part of the social contract. Opting out for personal beliefs should not be an option.'<\/i><\/p>\n

Yes, the "social contract" is another of those things that Americans seem ambivalent about, when push comes to shove. Which may be fine over little things, but when it comes to epidemics, it's murderously shortsighted.<\/p>\n

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[1] https:\/\/quoteinvestigator.com\/2011\/10\/15\/liberty-fist-nose\/<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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This article comes out of Canada, so most Americans will discount it reflexively. The idea of mandatory anything, especially regarding medicine, is a third rail to American culture, the antithesis to personal liberty. 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