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  • anonymous111@lemmy.worldtoCanada@lemmy.ca•Should parents who refuse childhood vaccines be liable if their choice harms someone else’s kid?
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    11 months ago

    I think there are a few issues:

    1. How do you prove kid A gave kid B measels?

    2. Why isn’t kid B vaccinated? Because they don’t need to be, group immunity. Well that is no longer true with anti vax so…

    3. Kid B then gives kid C measels, so kid B’s parents are now liable.

    4. Your in small claims court. You have to prove damages. So you’re going for loss of earning for an adult looking after the kid + pain and suffering. Is that payout going to be worth filing papers, legal advice etc.

    You’d be better passing a law to mandate vaccines, but that won’t be politically viable.

    Just my thoughts - am not Canadian.