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Evaluate The Effectiveness Of Vaccines Essay

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Vaccines are very effective and have worked to help stop the spread of disease. Around 1960, the number of measles cases was at an all time high of almost 800,000. As seen in the graph below, once the vaccine for the measles was licensed, the number of cases dropped, and now today there are very few cases of the measles (Vaccines.gov para. 6). Another example is Rubella, which infected 12 ½million Americans, killed 2,000 babies, and caused 12,000 miscarriages in 1964 and 1965, but with the help of the vaccine, there was only 9 cases of rubella that were reported to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in 2012 . The mumps vaccine has effectively prevented the spread of the mumps disease. In 1997, there were about 1,000 reported cases of the mumps and the number has continued to decrease, but in 1968 there were 150,000 cases of the mump reported.

The chickenpox vaccine for the varicella virus is very safe and effective. For most people, they do not experience any side effects from the vaccine, but for those who do, the effects are pretty mild. Some people may experience soreness in the arm from the shot, a fever or rash, or temporary pain in the joints. Some other side effects that may occur but are rare,…show more content…
Before there was a vaccine for the measles, hundreds of people died from the disease each year and now today, it is very rare for there to be a case seen by doctors (CDC para. 2). The result of not vaccinating for pertussis can be fatal, here is an example of why people should vaccinate for it. During one epidemic in the mid-1970s, there were more than 100,000 cases and 36 deaths caused by pertussis, due to the decline of vaccinations for the belief that they weren't safe. The potential impacts of not vaccinating for pertussis may be coughing or vomiting episodes and for infants, pneumonia, brain damage, mental retardation, and
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