Vaccinations And Bio War

[Midshipman]

Since I am one of the people in the middle of this, I thought that I should bring this up.

Do you think that it is right for the military to order that all members receive a vaccine, even if they dont want it?

Now, I'm not going to mention actual vaccines, but I'm sure with the news lately, you can figure tham out.

So, what do you think?

[MichaeltheGreat]

The authority is absolute - there's no question that it's a "lawful order."

The problem is that if personnel refuse, on any significant scale, and subsequently are exposed during combat operations, they become casualties that could have been avoided, and it's not only the fate of those individuals who made that choice (not a problem, it's their choice) but it's ALSO an impact on combat effectiveness for their unit, and an increased level of risk for other, unavoidable combat casualties, because the number of medical personnel, transport capability, and forward medical facilities are all limited, and their efficiency and effectiveness is diluted by the excess casualties that could have been prevented.

If you class people who refuse vacines as non-deployable, it then has the potential for abuse and becoming the coward's ticket out.

So yes, it's right to give the order.

[Lancer]

Is there anywhere that a civilian can get small pox vaccine?

[Dis]

the problem is, you are owned by the military

I had all kinds of things shot into me with an air gun. I have no idea what they are.

I also had to get some shot when they thought someone had meningitus. That's a pretty nasty disease though, so I guess better safe than sorry.

[MichaeltheGreat]

Yeah, Dis - I've had it three times. I'd gladly take a shot to prevent getting it again.

Lancer - why bother?

[Lancer]

It's a deadly disease in the hands of some people I don't trust, or even know.

[Hueij]

Originally posted by Lancer
It's a deadly disease in the hands of some people I don't trust, or even know.

paranoid, lance?

[Lancer]

Hueij, you consider that concern over smallpox is paranoid, that's your business. I hope you're right, believe me. I want to protect my family and myself, that's my business.

Nevermind, I'm not looking for a discussion, I'm looking for innoculations.

[General Ludd]

You have a better chance of dying form the vaccine then you do of small pox, if you ask me.

[Lancer]

"if you ask me"

[Sandman]

There's not a shred of evidence that terrorists have smallpox. It'd be stupid of them to use it anyway, since it would be a nuisance to the developed world, but a catastrophe to the developing world (including the Muslim world).

[Bugs ****ing Bunny]

Originally posted by Lancer
Is there anywhere that a civilian can get small pox vaccine?

Work on a dairy farm and catch cowpox. I've had it- it's horrible but it's a smallpox vaccine.

[SlowwHand]

Take the vaccines and quit your blubbering.

[Sikander]

A small number of medical personnel have been given the smallpox vaccine recently. There are plans to eventually innoculate more of them, but I think that they are holding back until the threat level increases, or more vaccine becomes available.

[SlowwHand]

Originally posted by Osweld
You have a better chance of dying form the vaccine then you do of small pox, if you ask me.

Then you're misinformed, or are stating an opinion without knowledge.
That's as diplomatic as I can phrase it.

Small pox is nasty, and in almost all cases, fatal.
When it becomes available, this is one innoculation I will certainly take.