Chapters: The Importance Of Immunizations

Can you imagine life without vaccine? In the reading "Not Being Vaccinated is not Acceptable" by David Ropeik argues that we should all get vaccinated because it’s necessary. Vaccinations are designed to help us go through our daily everyday life. A vaccine is a modern type of medicine that has been added to the world early on in life to prevent us all from diseases. It is called a modern medicine because of how many lives it has saved throughout the world. The earliest documented examples of vaccination are in the 17th century from India and China, people infected with smallpox were used to protect against the diseases. Vaccine have become better, to where they are safer for the human body. Vaccinations protect you and everyone around you, saves public money, protects future generations and it’s reliable.

"In the United States, the childhood immunization schedule recommends that children receive approximately 15 vaccinations by 19 months of age, and it specifies ages for administration of each vaccination dose" (Luman, Barker, McCauley, & Drews-Botsch, 2005, p. 1367). According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, a vaccine is "a product that produces immunity therefore protecting the body from the disease" (Vaccines and Immunizations, 2015). Currently, there are many individuals advocating for and opposing the effects of the administration of vaccinations and immunizations in the United States. There are both legal and ethical issues surrounding the controversy, which include both deliberate and exogenous reasons not to vaccinate, and the mandatory nature that is required by many schooling districts and places of employment. Within this paper, I will discuss some legal implications surrounding vaccination, ethical debates that are current in the topic, as well as my point of view regarding immunizations and vaccinations.

I agree with the author’s stance on vaccines. I feel they are crucial to the community’s safety, and that when people choose not to vaccinate themselves and their children puts children who are unable to be vaccinated at risk. It is sickening to think that over a million children have died due to the misinformation of the public.

In contrast, a positive aspect of many people having vaccinations is herd immunity. Herd immunity is the occurrence where a large proportion of a specific population is vaccinated to provide them immunity, and as a result, it also gives some protection to the people of the population who have and yet developed immunity. This happens as the a large group of vaccinated individuals are protected from a virus and creates difficulty for the it to spread because there is only a small percentage of the population left that could be infected by the disease. It is a very crucial aspect of immunity for the community as the people who cannot receive vaccinations (i.e. people with weak immune systems, very young children and patients who are too ill)

What is a vaccination? Why are they so important ? A vaccination is a live virus administered into the body to build immunity against deadly diseases. When a child is little and is exposed to a disease their bodies are not strong enough to fight it off and can make them very sick. Before vaccination came into play children would get diseases such as pertussis(whooping cough),polio,diphtheria, and tetanus, all of these being extremely deadly.Why would someone want to give a young child these deadly viruses? Studies have shown that no medicine is perfect but most childhood vaccines produce immunity about 90 - 100% of the time.(vaccines) Before vaccinations were invented people were only living 50-60 years, they now are living 20-25 years longer. How does this protect those who physically can not have vaccinations? Vaccinations protect those who can not be vaccinated, whether is be from a disease they are already fighting, chemo / radiation, and being allergic. All of those being reasons to hope others get their vaccinations. Vaccinations not only protect children from harmful diseases, but also those who can not be vaccinated.

Public health is a topic garnering more attention with each passing year. Epidemic’s like the Zika virus outbreak in 2015-2016 have propelled the vaccine controversy into the spotlight. Proponents have argued that vaccinations are not only safe but one of the greatest medical advances of the twentieth century. They accredit vaccines with not only saving millions of lives through prevention but also the elimination of many diseases in regions across the world. However, opponents believe the exact opposite. Many believe that the immune system in children is capable of fighting off infections naturally, without injections. They believe vaccinations cause harmful and irreversible side effects. However, undeniably, vaccination is a medical marvel and is critical to the control and eradication of deadly infectious diseases.

One of the greatest medical achievements of modern civilization according to many would be the discovery and implementation of vaccinations. Immunizations have currently prevented between 2-3 million deaths every year in all age groups according to statistics provided by the world health statistics. Diseases that were the norm and prevalent throughout the world, killing off countless children and adults alike just a generation ago, are wiped out today. Vaccinations are one of the most successful and cost effective public health interventions, it has done such an effective job that many people no longer see the purpose and benefits of vaccinations. This has caused many to apply for exemptions because of religious beliefs or because of fear caused by reports arguing that some vaccinations cause autism. This has led to court cases and protests trying to refute the federal government authority to enforce compulsory vaccination. For vaccinations to remain effective they must be administered to an adequate amount of people worldwide. This has led public officials to mandate vaccinations for certain diseases as a condition for school attendance. This paper will explore the history of vaccination on a federal level and going further into depth with legislation, regulation, the judiciary and explaining how a corporation deals with these issues. This paper will also cover vaccine safety and will conclude with recommendations to maintain mandatory enforcement for most

While some vaccines are believed to have side effects, vaccinations should be required to prevent diseases; while by not vaccinating enables the risk of the return of old and evolution of new diseases with the potential to kill thousands of people. Vaccines are made of dead or weakened antigens that are injected into the body allowing the immune system to create antibodies (Goldstein 46). Unvaccinated people are at higher risk of getting sick from these preventable diseases. Diseases such as smallpox, polio and diphtheria have been completely eradicated in the United States thanks to vaccines. Polio used to be a serious disease that affected the central nervous system (Goldstein 54). Polio still affects certain parts of the world where it is harder to get vaccines (Goldstein 60).

Vaccination is a treatment that relies solely on a vaccine designed to produce immunity against a disease, otherwise known as inoculation. There are various forms of vaccines from live attenuated vaccines, inactivated vaccines, subunit vaccines, toxoid vaccines, conjugate vaccines, DNA vaccines, and recombinant vector vaccines. The different methods used in developing the vaccines are carefully thought out by scientists considering the fundamental background of the microbe and the environment in which it will be administered.

One has a right to his own body and to make his own medical choices. However, one does not have the right to cause harm to those around him. This paper will explain why one does not have the right to choose not to be vaccinated or not to vaccinate his children because the health of society outweighs the right to make a medical decision. Vaccinations, which are substances given to help provide immunity from certain diseases, are a controversial topic in the United States. After the outbreak of measles at Disneyland many Americans are very vocal about the need for vaccinations. However, one scientific study has caused many to shy away from vaccines. The rate of childhood vaccinations has remained at 90 percent; however, it has fallen far below this in certain communities, which health professionals say could be disastrous (Haberman).

Vaccinations per year save three million lives worldwide, and it saves millions more from suffering lifelong disability and illness(WHO estimate,2009).Immunisation in Australia was traditionally the responsibility of the states and territories in line with the federal system.As the demand for immunisation increased, there was a disparity between states regarding funding of and access to vaccines this lead to the first immunisation strategy, the establishment of ACIR(Australian childhood immunisation register) in 1993 and introduction of Immunise Australia program(NIP- National immunisation program)in 1997.

Almost everyone gets vaccinated from the moment they are born, up till they are older. There are however some parents who decline to get their children vaccinated. Vaccinations are super important, especially in children. When a child gets vaccinated, the vaccinations help strengthen their immune system to where sickness will not spread to them easily. Many people would be surprised how quickly their child can get sick just from doing regular daily activities. While some people are against vaccinations, I am all for vaccinations and keeping children healthier.

Immunizations play an important role in not only a child’s life, but in a parent’s life. Parents have to decide, depending on their religious beliefs or a personal belief if they are going to vaccinate their child. As a child I was vaccinated and have done the same with my child. It’s the way the United States has approached the use of vaccines that people now have to have considerations about their children and getting vaccinated. Vaccinations started to be created and administered in the late 1790’s to the early 1800’s. I at first went into this exploration venture with a negative perspective of vaccines, however as the project continues on, my view has adopted a more center ground strategy. Numerous people around the world that swear off vaccines, regardless of whether it be religious or absence of resources, see many pessimistic wellbeing outcomes accordingly. It has additionally been archived that nations with vaccine programs see huge decreases in cases of immunization preventable disease. Then again there have also been recorded cases of extreme reactions to these immunizations, the Center for Disease Control trusts that these cases are uncommon, while people that advocate against vaccinations believe these cases happen enough to pose serious wellbeing impacts and should not be administered. The implementation of vaccinations has helped to eradicate many deadly diseases within many communities and countries around the world, some exceptions to this would be found in

The article, Religious Exemptions to Immunization Statutes, state that “unvaccinated children under the age of five make up a significant portion of the victims of vaccine-preventable diseases” (Ross 204). By considering the decreased risk of disease vaccinations bring, the government must regulate and mandate vaccinations for all children under the age of twelve because they have compelling interest to interfere in order to prevent illness for a child and for the community.

A vaccine can be described as a medical preparation which improves the action of the immune system against many microorganisms, and sickness. Vaccines classically resemble biological elements that originate from a microorganism that causes a disease. It is habitually made from mediators such as killed or debilitated microorganisms, a surface protein or a toxin. The action of this mediator is to help the immune system to identify microorganisms as foreign, kill them, and preserve a record of the invader to help the immune system recognize and terminate these microbes easier in a future outbreak. Vaccination procedures have been implemented into contemporary medicine to maintain the new generations of citizens without any type of exposure to dangerous waves of diseases such as tetanus, pox, meningitis, measles, Diphtheria, Pertussis, and many others. Nevertheless, an initiative against vaccination has arisen throughout the recent era due to the criticism and antagonism from many parents in the social media, which claim that vaccines can have dangerous effects on people. This has resulted in parents choosing not to vaccinate their children. The goal of this article is to examine three main points, first whether the antagonism exhibited by parents who are against vaccination is grounded on concrete scientific proves, second, what can be the significances of rejecting vaccination on the public, and third, how the government and health professionals could implement cleaver