General
- Vaccinations: Guide to Critical AnalysisManually Create Citations > Periodicals > Journals
"This article offers a critical guide to the controversial issue of vaccination in Australia. The article discusses criteria in understanding the issue, such as distinguishing between fact and opinion and recognizing point and counterpoint arguments. Also presented are exercises that help the reader further analyze the issue of vaccination in Australia, such as a debate or a critical essay, for the purpose of developing and effectively arguing a personal perspective ... "
Sources
Argument For Compulsory Vaccines
- Counterpoint: Government Intervention to Increase Vaccination Rates Is Necessary to Protect Public Health.Manually Create Citations > Periodicals > Journals
"The article presents an argument that the Australian government should intervene to promote the immunisation of children through legal regulations. Topics include the role of vaccination in preventing disease outbreaks, the possible elimination of measles, and fraudulent research by scientist Andrew Wakefield on a purported link between the MMR vaccine and autism ... " - How bad is the measles comeback? Here’s 70 years of dataAutomatically Generate Citations > Website URL
"With 1,044 cases as of June 13, America’s measles outbreak has sent the nation back in time ... "
Arguments against
Argument Against Compulsory Vaccines
- Point: The Government Should Not Intervene in Parental Decisions about VaccinesManually Create Citations > Periodicals > Journals
"The article presents an argument that the Australian government should not require that parents have their children vaccinated. Topics include the role of liberty in Australia's liberal-democratic society, the views of public health expert Raina MacIntyre on requiring vaccination, and the role of public relations efforts in increasing immunisation rates ... "