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Md. Officials: Vaccinate Your Kids or Face Jail
Prince George's County Parents Protest Strict Vaccination Policy
Hundreds of parents and their children descended on a suburban Maryland courtroom today to protest a judge's order requiring all children to be vaccinated in order to attend classes.
The protest culminates much-heated debate in Prince George's County, Md., about school immunizations.
Frustrated and fed-up county officials sent a letter to delinquent parents and ordered them to show up with their children in court today so standby nurses can vaccinate children. If parents refuse, the consequences are serious.
"Our goal is to get kids in school, not to put parents in jail," said Prince George's County state's attorney Glenn Ivey. "But if parents continue to be recalcitrant, they face up to 10 days in jail and a $50 a day fine."
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ABC News: Vaccinations or Jail? Parents Up in Arms
This is kind of creepy, in my opinion. I'm used to the government telling people what they can't put in their bodies, but this seems to be a first for the government telling you what you have to put in your body.
Does anyone agree with this policy? I'm a firm believer that the ultimate decision rests with the parents on deciding what gets injected into their children and what doesn't. It seems kind of messed up that the government is blocking education to anyone that doesn't get these inoculations.