Vaccination and Public Health

Should “parents take a more active role in designing their children’s immunization schedule”?

I think that parents should take a more active role in designing their children's immunization schedule by being educated and basing their decision off of research and what's right for them.  This is a controversial hot topic that's been in the media lately and it's difficult to determine which "side" is right.  There's one side that says that vaccinations should be enforced and too many children are being exempted.  The other side doesn't want the government to essentially take away their right and choice of vaccination. I think with either decision, there will be an uproar if one side "wins".  However, I do think it's important for parents to research and get educated and not base their decision on what the majority or minority think.  

Would you support making vaccination programs “compulsory”?

As I stated in the previous question, I think it's a controversial topic so it's difficult to choose a side because both have pros and cons. However, I'm more inclined to support making vaccination programs compulsory because if they're not, and more children don't get the vaccine, then the herd immunity is no longer effective and there will be a mass outbreak. If I was a parent, I would be devastated if I did my part but because other parents didn't want their children to be vaccinated, it would cause an epidemic where children who are too young to be vaccinated could die.