Dr. Leela: OK, I see. I admit my thinking was Europe-oriented. Obviously the risk-profile may be different elsewhere. If a sizeable part of the population has the disease, it is, of course, a different matter. There is also a perspective beyond personal safety, then: The attempt to push back the disease. If this is to be done by vaccination, it requires a good coverage, which is usually the background for compulsory vaccination schemes everywhere. That was how smallpox was eradicated.
Whether compulsory Hep. b vaccination is a good idea or not in your parts, I cannot judge, but in principle, there is nothing backwards about it.
Edited to add:
F1st, I agree that vaccination against Chicken Pox would seem needless. Here, whenever a child gets Chicken Pox, all the classmates are sent home to them to play
. It is an extremely benign disease. Btw, I never got it when I was a kid, so when my own kids had it, I got it too. That was not nice. Not only was it much more unpleasant for an adult (rather strong flu-like symptoms to top the small sores), but the worst thing was the lack of compassion; everybody thought it was SO funny I had Chicken Pox
.
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