Arguments Against Mandatory Vaccines

“Why should I get vaccinated? It is just a waste of time and money. I never got vaccinated before and never will.” That’s what one of my colleagues said when he was asked to get vaccinated during the outbreak of SARS, severe acute respiratory syndrome, few years ago in Mongolia. Then, I had reasoned him that disease comes all of a sudden and it is more serious than he thinks. As reported on CDC, Centers for Disease Control, 40 percent of all American parents were refusing one or more vaccines for their children (Willrich 3). So it is clearly one of the most significant public health issues today. There are lots of people who hold the belief against vaccination because of several reasons. Even though there is a public notion that vaccine

Wakefield published a study on the effects of the Measles, Mumps, and Rubella (MMR)-vaccine, specifically the “mercury” based and the vaccine instigating the onset of autism (Wakefield para 3). Wakefield’s study involved 12 individuals whose medical background was altered in order to support his study (Goodlee para 2). After 12 years of Wakefield’s research being published, his findings were found to be inaccurate. Many doctors and scientists alike have proven his theory wrong, causing the magazine that published the article to fully retract it (Goodlee para 2). However, the damage caused by Wakefield’s false findings has yet to be undone. The number in vaccinations dropped and the number of deadly diseases ultimately rose (Goodlee para 8). Despite study after study proving that Wakefield blatantly falsified his findings, many parents including, celebrities like Jenny McCarthy, continue to advocate against vaccinations and blame the MMR-vaccine for her child’s autism diagnosis.

Any caring parent would want to protect their child from any harm. Vaccinations are and easy way to protect them from disease and other viruses. They will protect a child from polio, Hepatitis, and cancer. When provided with a safe and beneficial way to preserve our health, why wouldn’t we take advantage of that? People in the United States are taking advantage of the vaccination exemption status which increases out chances of an outbreak. We need to keep America safe, by vaccinating the future generation.

Roughly over the last sixteen years, many parents have chosen to not vaccinate their children, putting other children at risk. This has been a huge debate across our country for many years now. Vaccinations should be mandatory and children should be completely up to date with all vaccinations before being allowed to attend school.

The topic of getting a vaccine could cause a great deal of controversy depending on who you may discuss it with, but getting vaccinations should be a moral obligation. The members of the Anti-Vaccination Movement specifically would not fully agree with doctors and researchers claiming these vaccines to be safe.1 It is true that vaccines have a minimal chance, about 1-5% in children,2 of inducing the disease into the recipient due to it being a modified version of the disease and a fail of immunization. With the knowledge of statistics about failed immunizations and incorrect information gained from others or even the internet, it's understandable why the AVM3 is established and growing. The fear and risk of getting a vaccine for these reasons

One such factor helping to manifest these large-scale epidemics is a study from 1998 by Andrew Wakefield, which claimed that there was a direct link between autism and the MMR (measles, mumps, and rubella) vaccine (Smith 1). As a result, many parents refused to vaccinate their children out of fear, and vaccine-preventable diseases like measles began reappearing more in both America and Britain, the place where Wakefield conducted his study (Cohen 2). Although a later investigation by the British Medical Journal discovered that Wakefield had distorted or altered the medical records of all twelve of the study’s participants and that he had been paid $674,000 USD by lawyers attempting to sue vaccine manufacturers, the atmosphere of apprehension surrounding vaccines is still strong among many individuals, and especially parents (Cohen 1-2). But despite all the controversy and the scientifically unsupported arguments of anti-vaccine sympathizers,

Some may argue that vaccines are unsafe and unnatural, but vaccinations are vital in keeping our country a safe and healthy place to live. Although all parents are worried about the safety and well-being of their children, parents need to vaccinate their children, for their children’s and our country’s safety. If vaccinations become mandatory it could save lives. Mandatory vaccinations will save the lives of the people who are medically ineligible to receive all vaccines and protect our future generations from having to fight off deadly diseases. All citizens of the United States need to come together for the greater good of our country and vaccinate all eligible

Should those opposed to immunization conform for the safety as a nation? I will discuss the controversial debate of those who are for and against immunization, the extent of the issue of those affected, and supported evidence in strengthening my position for immunization. By proving the negative accusations immunizations has received creating a pandemic, as opposing parents fear their child is at risk refusing immunization and putting other children in danger. Exposing unvaccinated children in public schools increases the chances of spreading an outbreak. According to a 2015 article found on Why I Choose.org by the California Immunization Coalition states an unvaccinated person infected can become a threat to others (Why I Choose, 2015). This increases the chance of being exposed to life threatening diseases, by those who refuse immunization. The government should enforce any federal or state funding programs such as: public schools, charter schools, preschools, summer programs etc. to receive the necessary immunizations to prevent an out break and create stability of a safe environment.

For many years, there has been a controversy about whether or not vaccinations should be mandated for everyone. In the United States, many diseases such as polio, diphtheria, measles, and whooping cough used to be extremely common, until vaccinations came around and started preventing these diseases. The main point for vaccines is to prepare a person’s immune system for any possible attack of a disease that comes in the future; a person’s body will be prepared to fight off the disease with the vaccine (“Basics”). Vaccines have the ability to prevent many cases of these diseases in advanced, but there are people who think vaccines are unnatural and should not be required for their children. It is said that immunity in child vaccines are about 90%-100%, which is an increase over the past few years (“Childhood”). Although many Americans believe that vaccines are unsafe and cause autism in children, vaccinations for children should be mandatory because they can save a child’s life, create herd immunity in a community, and they have been proven safe/cost-effective.

Vaccines are safe, minimally invasive, and the most effective way to protect everyone from VPDS ("Five Important …" n.pag.). Nearly three million lives are saved every year by vaccines, not counting the lives saved by a strong herd immunity powered by proper vaccinations (Ruderfer and Krilov e76-e81.). In addition, 103 million illnesses and deaths have been prevented by vaccinations since 1924 (Welch et al. 18-26). The connection between the dropping vaccination rates and the death rates of vaccine-preventable disease is evident and confirmed by statistical analysis (Ruderfer and Krilov e76-e81.). As science advances some vaccines have become obsolete; smallpox, polio, and diphtheria have been defeated by modern medicine. "Five Important

Have you ever been sick before? If so, you know that the symptoms make you feel horrible most of the time. Well imagine back in the olden days when people were dying of smallpox, tuberculosis, and many other illnesses. However, vaccinations were created to try and prevent problems like these. And vaccinations have definitely contributed to the generally healthy population of people in the US and other countries. Based on my research, it is obvious that vaccination is the invention that has the biggest impact on humanity. I believe that my claim is accurate because vaccines benefit people by curing many sick humans, saving lives, and wiping out some diseases altogether.

21st century contains lots and lots of diseases that some people can’t be protected from. But with the right vaccination lots of people lives can be saved. If an unvaccinated child gets exposed the child's body might not be able to fight off the disease; before vaccinations children died from diseases that vaccines now protect. Vaccines help reduce the risk of infection by working with the body’s to immunity. Vaccines are what the disease itself is apart of;l it’s like having the disease but only a portion of it inside of your body. This happens so that your body is familiar to the disease itself, and this helps the immune system fight off the disease when you come in contact with it. Example( Flu) it occurs during the cold half of the year;

Vaccines, one of the most powerful weapons’ humankind has for preventing infectious diseases from spreading. Vaccines help people gain immunity against these diseases. Outbreaks that have occurred in the past could be prevented in the future by using vaccines. There are a number of vaccines available to the public. However, only a select few are ever taken. Vaccines can only fulfill its purpose when people take it.

Vaccines are generally made by growing, and altering of a virus that causes a disease, to make a weakened strain of the given disease. When administered into living systems such as the human body, the immune system generates antibodies against the weakened virus, thus, developing the body’s ability to attack the actual virus, should a person be infected. Through this mechanism, vaccines have been used to save millions of lives globally. Today, diseases such as diphtheria, polio, measles, pertussis, and rubella are being treated with vaccines, developed through safe processes ensured by regulatory organizations like the Food and Drugs Administration. Smallpox, for example, through the intervention of vaccines was eradicated globally by 1982

All 50 states require vaccinations for children to enter kindergarten. These mandated vaccinations protect children from various diseases, such as, measles, mumps, rubella, polio, etc. These are contagious diseases that are contracted by casual contact within a school setting and have resulted in many deaths prior to the introduction of the vaccine. Mandating these vaccinations was the only solution to prevent the disease from spreading. In recent years the side effects of these vaccinations have been in question. Every child is unique and their bodies respond differently to each vaccination. Therefore, it is crucial to educate parents about all vaccinations and possible side effects. An informed parent has the right to decide whether to have their child vaccinated and when to have their child vaccinated. In 2006 the Human Papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine was introduced to the vaccination repertoire for 11-12 year old females and in 2010 for same aged males (Keim-Malpass,29). This vaccination is now mandated in Rhode Island, Virginia, and The District of Columbia. This vaccination unlike the other mandated vaccinations is to prevent the spread of a sexually transmitted disease, which is not contracted casually in a school setting. Mandating the HPV vaccine has created much controversy.