baltimore aureole:

that said, the day care centers, schools, workplaces, and public malls of america cannot be regimented for your convenience.

Actually, that's not correct. There are plenty of rules regarding what can and can't happen at these venues. Spreading infectuous diseases is one thing that does tend to be regulated. Remember the hoopla over the lawyer who flew with TB a while back? In my opinion, a person who chooses not to vaccinate his or her children for anything other than a medical reason has chosen not to participate in society and should not be allowed to send their children to publically run facilities like schools.

baltimore aureole:

the obvious solution is to care for sick child at home, rather than expect this care to be provided by a public access day care center.

Yeah, because I'm certain the author has the money to both pay for her child's care and not work...... This is exactly why we should have had a public option. Too bad the idiotic and the ignorant killed it by screaming utter nonsense.

baltimore aureole:

requiring every citizen to be vaccinated for the disease du jour may put your mind at ease ,but it will be a false panacea. hundreds of people actually die each year from the unfortunate genetic inheritance THEY carry - undetected sensitivity to a random vaccine or medicine.

How many polio victims do you know? How many people who have been disfigured from measles? The side effects due to vaccines on a population level are so much less than the effects of the viruses they prevent that to bring it up is simply silly. People who don't vaccinate for reasons other than medical issues are selfish. They shouldn't be given the time of day.

baltimore aureole:

the solution lies not with the inconvenience and risk to others,

So why should these anti-vaccine nutcases get to risk the rest of us?