Comparison Of Baine And Galva Articles

The two articles we are comparing in this discussion are the Baine and Galva articles; both of these articles show a form of support for vaccines and one shows us how much power the government has when it comes down to enforcing medically ordered rules in times of crisis. The Baine article talks more about how parents should not have the power to overrule a doctors decision that a child needs a vaccine; Galva’s article is focused on how the government reacts in times of extreme medical emergencies or global pandemics. Let’s first focus on the Baine article, he believes that parent need to listen to medical advise from doctors because of two main reasons, one they are not only looking out for the child getting the vaccine but also the health
of the general public. The other point that is mentioned in this article is that parents are sometimes swayed to avoid getting their children vaccinated because of videos they may have seen on social media, which causes them to believe unaccredited claims. The Galva article talks about how the CDC and other medical department have the power to isolate and force quarantines on people of households during times of medical disasters. This article showed the more extreme side of the type of power the government has on people when it comes to the health of the general public. These articles lead to question that if the government is so worried about the public heath and people not vaccinating their children then why isn’t the government making it a requirement to get children vaccinated or risk the consequences of getting the child taken away from the family if the parents do not comply with medical advise.