Ocupation: Journalist
Life: b. 1955
Vaccination is a public health issue because influenza is a highly contagious disease. If you don't vaccinate your child, his or her schoolmates are much more likely to become ill. That is why some places (New York, for example) are making the vaccine mandatory for school children.
source: Source: www.newyorker.com
topic: New York, Children, School, Vaccinations, Schoolmates, Health Issues, Influenza