Vaccination Vacillation
July 15, 2018
7/14/18 – California has become something of a test case for mandatory vaccination laws, as many parents in some communities are obtaining medical exemptions for their children. Convincing such parents to have their kids vaccinated will require more than pointing to scientific evidence that vaccines are safe and effective, a philosopher and data analyst said recently said in Issues, because vaccines have become a proxy for a much deeper controversy about the nature of risk and the role of experts, and more work is needed to learn how to address the concerns of both medical experts and vaccine-hesitant parents.