[astura]

>mandatory vaccines are becoming a real possibility

Becoming? Becoming!?

Vaccines for many infectious diseases are mandatory (with some exceptions) to enter for public schools in all 50 states, DC, and Puerto Rico. They are also mandatory to immigrant to the United States. The supreme court first upheld mandatory vaccinations as constitutional in 1905, more than a century ago (Jacobson v. Massachusetts).

Mandatory vaccinations have been a thing since we've had vaccinations.

[mbg721]

The Supreme Court also upheld mandatory sterilization of the mentally unfit (Buck v. Bell, 1927). That doesn't make it a good idea.

[astura]

What's your point? I wasn't claiming that the supreme court is infallible, or even giving any opinion about mandatory vaccinations, just pointing out the concept is not new.

[sparks1970]

So you're arguing that immigrants seeking permanent residence in the USA should not be required to be vaccinated for Measles for example?

[mbg721]

No, I'm arguing that "The Supreme Court even said it was okay" isn't sufficient evidence that a medical treatment is good.

[elliekelly]

As have “vaccine passports”: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Certificate_of...

[overrun11]

But this is pretty clearly not the same thing as is currently being talked about. No one expects to have a right to travel to another country, it's well understood they can create whatever rules they want.

What the vaccine passport debate centers around is whether it is fair to require vaccines for entry into events and businesses.

[jokethrowaway]

The hassle / reward for most people is much higher for those many other infectious diseases than covid.

By all means, now that the government paid for it with our tax money I'll take it and skip the mild covid side effects for my age range. If I had to pay, unless I was 40+, I wouldn't have bothered for something with such a low mortality rate.