Radio 4's Today programme want your views on compulsory vaccinations

i agree lulu it was impossible to implement. i think it is one of these weird non stories.
dd has had mmr etc but i am not comfortable with the HPV one she will be offered later on.

were would you stop with this. shave alltheir heads and put worm medicine in their milk?

surely compulsory would be impossible? would there be an opt out clause for families for whom vaccines are contra indicated? would those who do spaced out single jabs be considered unvaccinated until they have had all 3 jabs?

surely one of the best ways to increase vaccination take up rates is for transparency and the availability of research, pros and cons of vaccinations. single and triple jab... and really allow parents to make an informed decision

people a lot of the time, don't vaccinate due to fear and it cuts both ways

more information , unbiased information should be compulsory. not the vaccines

My daughter would be classed as an immigrant were we to move back to England permanently.
Guess what?
They are compulsory here fluffy.....

Any compulsory medication makes me feel very very worried. Where will it end? It's a scary road. No, it must not happen.

The bullying and raging that goes over this issue is bad enough. Enough now.

Coppertop's right. Making vaccines compulsory is no way to restore public confidence. Will only make people who worry even more concerned - and piss off anyone knowledgeable who has real reason to be wary, such as one child already regressing after MMR, or an egg-allergic child (hence can't have MMR as it is cultured on eggs, although the advice may have changed to say 'do have it done but in hospital where your child can be treated as an emergency if it goes horribly wrong').

congratulations to fluffy for managing to combine ignorance on immigrants and vacinations on one thread!

Not all vaccinations are suitable for all children IME. If they were then there would be no need for the Vaccine Damage Payments scheme.

Two of my three children are fully vaccinated and had no side-effects. My third child stopped breathing after being given one of his. He has just as much of a right to a school education as his siblings, surely?

ooooh, this is going to get heated helen, you up for it

FWIW, I agree with vaccines in the main, altho not so many so young and not ever forced. I held off vaccinating mine until I was sure they were old enough and strong enough and luckily had a very wonderful GP and HV who allowed me that time without making me feel guilty.

Forcing vaccines is wrong IMVHO..........it should be up to every parent to choose as they know their children best.

I think with the numbers of migrant workers etc that we have been getting, the herd immunity is going to be affected whether the children are immunised or not. It just takes one child to come into the country with measles to pass it on to those that are too young to be fully vaccinated so other measures need to be adopted aswell. There's also the added problem of the Human Rights, there's a right to refuse medical treatment, although there's an argument that the rights of the community as a whole surpass the rights of the individual it's still dodgy ground.

I'm all for immunisation myself though but you can't force this on others.