Should parents have a choice about vaccinating their children?

[mike_c]

10. several folks have mentioned preventing unvaccinated kids from attending public school...

...which surprises me somewhat because I didn't know that was optional. Do schools frequently allow unvaccinated kids to attend? I obviously don't have kids in school anymore. If I recall, we had to specifically show proof that my daughter was vaccinated against measles when she was in school, and every college and university I've attended or been on faculty has also required proof of measles vax. I was always exempted because of my age-- as I mentioned in another thread, I got my immunity the old fashioned way-- but my students all have to prove immunization in order to attend campus. That is as it should be. It's bad enough sharing their respiratory viruses at the beginning of winter semester every year!