No one should be forced to take a vaccine for whatever reasons stipulated for its admission. People have been subjected to take a vaccine for purpose of preventing some diseases. Whichever reason the vaccine is meant for, it should at all-times be given to those who are willing. The government should not impose regulations just because they have fear for the unknown. Individuals should be given an opportunity to choose what they feel is okay with them. Infcat, vaccines have been associated with moderate to severe side effects to humans’ life.

According to Centers for Diseases and Prevention, one of the side effects of small pox vaccine is serious eye infection or loss of vision due to spread of vaccine virus to the eye. In an entry in 1948 Kyoto, Japan 68 of 606 children died after diphtheria immunization as a result of improper manufacture of toxoid. These are some of few reasons to justify that vaccines should not be made mandatory under whichever circumstances.

In 2014, there was a tag-of-war between the church and the Government of Kenya on whether the women should take the jab for tetanus. It looked as if the government was forcing the vaccine on women whereas the Catholic Church had concerns that it would cause negative effects on women’s fertility. Dr. Sheikh Abdulatiff Sheikh the Chairman of the Family Resource Centre categorically said, “It is unfair and illegal to sterilize women without their consent.”

In that regard therefore, any kind of vaccination should be administered voluntarily whether the government insists that there have been enough tests on the vaccine or not. After a series of civic education on the vaccination in question,  should everyone be responsible for their own health