Individual Rights & Vaccination Policy

After reviewing Module 2: Lecture Materials & Resources, discuss the following;

School board trustees are requesting public comment before they vote on a vaccination policy for all children in a local school district. Should individual rights (e.g., parents’ rights to decide whether to vaccinate their children) be compromised to control the spread of communicable diseases for the good of society?

Submission Instructions:

• Your initial post should be at least 500 words, formatted and cited in current APA style with support from at least 2 academic sources.

Read

• Rector, C. & Stanley, M.J. (2022).
  • Chapter 6 – Structure and Economics of Community Health Services
  • Chapter 7 – Epidemiology in Community Health Care
  • Chapter 8 – Communicable Disease Control
  • Chapter 9 – Environmental Health and Safety