>> Those who don’t want them are only risking themselves <<
Wrong. Because measles is so extremely contagious, the anti-vaxxers are also risking neighboring children under one year of age (who are too young be vaccinated), they are risking pregnant women and their children “in utero” (the unborn), and they are risking immuno-compromised individuals of every age.
I saw similar info after I made my post. I guess the question is how to define the risk/benefit and whether folks should have a say - if we allow the "authorities" to make decisions for any case of "for the common good", we end up in a totalitarian environment. Double-edged sword with sugar sprinkles on one of the edges. I had German measles when i was 4. They kept me in a darkened room to ease strain on my eyes because it was supposedly possible for it to cause blindness. I guess I was one of the fortunate who didn't have a hard go of it.
The disease isn’t contagious when you aren’t coughing or showing outward symptoms, so common sense would easily take care of an outwardly sick individual regardless. Unfortunately, with the doctor who went bowling despite ebola symptoms, I am not so sure America has much of that anymore.