In the state of Michigan it is a law to be vaccinated with DPT (diphtheria, pertusis, and tetanus. This vaccine protects children from those illnesses. Every child in the United States is required to have this vaccination before entering school. This may sound great, but are there long-term side effects? Yes, some of the DPT vaccinations have been implicated to lead to death, permanent neurological, or brain damage of some children. Thimerosal, which is used as a preservative in some DPT vaccines, contains mercury and has been suspected of contributing to the dramatic increase of autism. There have been reports of healthy infants who had been progressing normally to suddenly developing severe problems including autism and brain damage after receiving a DPT vaccine. Now, let me ask you this, if it recommended by the state to be immunized with this vaccination, and you experience terrible side effects like that, do you have the right to sue the state government?
I mean, it was their rule that led to a terrible effect? The counter argument to that is that it has only caused these terrible side effects in very rare cases. Most of the nation has benefited from it, and it has helped protect everyone from the spreading of diseases. From a strictly legal point of view, we need to ask does the state have the duty to protect you from such occurrences. For example, if you are walking by a river and you see someone drowning and you can easily help them and you don’t, although, you are not a nice person, you have no duty or obligation to help them so you are not responsible. If it is your child that is drowning, you do have a duty and would be responsible. Probably, In this case, the state does not have the duty if your child receives damage from an immunization that has gone wrong. But, you could argue that the state made it impossible for you to help, without the immunization. From a logical point of view, if someone tells you to do something, you don’t have to do it, it is not as if the state threatened to kill you if you didn’t do it. I’m sure also if there are specific problems that the parent might have with giving the child the DPT vaccination, I am sure there are ways to get around it. In addition, the FDA's Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research is the government agency responsible for regulating vaccines in the United States. They continuously research and monitor vaccine safety and effectiveness.
The government really cares about making sure that the vaccination that is injected in people's bodies (as seen in the picture) is safe and secure. In conclusion, it really depends on the situation. Whether or not, that you choose to allow your child to be vaccinated, after being knowledgeable on the rare possibility of these side effects, it puts you responsible.
I mean, it was their rule that led to a terrible effect? The counter argument to that is that it has only caused these terrible side effects in very rare cases. Most of the nation has benefited from it, and it has helped protect everyone from the spreading of diseases. From a strictly legal point of view, we need to ask does the state have the duty to protect you from such occurrences. For example, if you are walking by a river and you see someone drowning and you can easily help them and you don’t, although, you are not a nice person, you have no duty or obligation to help them so you are not responsible. If it is your child that is drowning, you do have a duty and would be responsible. Probably, In this case, the state does not have the duty if your child receives damage from an immunization that has gone wrong. But, you could argue that the state made it impossible for you to help, without the immunization. From a logical point of view, if someone tells you to do something, you don’t have to do it, it is not as if the state threatened to kill you if you didn’t do it. I’m sure also if there are specific problems that the parent might have with giving the child the DPT vaccination, I am sure there are ways to get around it. In addition, the FDA's Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research is the government agency responsible for regulating vaccines in the United States. They continuously research and monitor vaccine safety and effectiveness. 
The government really cares about making sure that the vaccination that is injected in people's bodies (as seen in the picture) is safe and secure. In conclusion, it really depends on the situation. Whether or not, that you choose to allow your child to be vaccinated, after being knowledgeable on the rare possibility of these side effects, it puts you responsible.
