Creative Scenario

John and Billy are both 8 years old, enrolled in public school, and best friends. John is vaccinated while Billy is not. John's parents have a higher income status and live in a nicer part of town compared to Billy's parents, who believe that vaccines will cause Billy to have autism. Billy's parents gathered this information from various fake news sources that were posted on social media.

John's parents have not allowed him to invite Billy to his birthday party since he is unvaccinated and there has been news of measles outbreaks recently. They have begun to tell John to stop playing with Billy at school. The teachers are opposed to this and have been trying to promote an inclusive environment at the school. Despite this, it has resulted in Billy's parents becoming more skeptical of the vaccine upon finding out about John's parents' attempts to stop the two children from staying friends.

Creative Scenario Questions:

1. Based on the following scenario, what health inequities can be found?

2. What impact will this have on John and Billy's social development, and how will this influence their determinants of health as they grow older?