Immunization Action Coalition Case Study

“Most health insurance plans cover the cost of vaccines.” (How to Pay.) Though if a person does not have health insurance “The Vaccines For Children (VFC) program is a federally funded program that provides vaccines at no cost to children who might not otherwise be vaccinated because of inability to pay.” (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.) “According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, every $1 spent on vaccination saves the public $6.30 in medical costs that would result from having to treat unvaccinated diseased individuals.” (ProCon.org.) “Vaccines are promoted primarily to generate profits for manufacturers and financial donations for medical organizations that endorse vaccines.” (ProCon.org.)

The National Vaccine Information Center (NVIC) is a national non-profit advocacy organization established in the early 1980s in an effort to create transparency and dialogue regarding childhood immunizations (NVIC, 2016). The NVIC is one of the most prominent consumer led organizations that have led the pursuit of “advocating for vaccine safety and informed consent protections in the public health systems” (NVIC, 2016, para.1). The NVIC advocates for an

According to the Center’s of Disease Control and Prevention (2012), there are no federal requirements for childhood immunizations. While the CDC (2012) provides recommendations, each state sets their own rules and exemptions for schools and childcare attendance. On June 30, 2015, Governor Jerry Brown of California made history by eliminating the exemption from immunizations due to personal beliefs for children in public or private schools; however, medical exemptions initiated by a DO or MD will still be allowed (Royce, 2015; California Department of Public Health, 2015a). In 2013-2014, there were nearly 17000 personal belief vaccination exemptions in California (Almasy, 2015). Throughout the history of vaccinations very strong opinions for or against immunizations have existed,

I am passionate about this issues. I have worked as an immunization nurse for several years in the state of Maryland. In Maryland there are strict requirements for vaccinating children for school entry. I worked for Prince George’s County and Baltimore County Health Department. In the state of Maryland many children each year are out compliance and therefore are not allowed to attend school until the requirements are satisfied.

Florida needs to act. In the 29ᵗʰ of September 2015, California passed California Senate Bill 277 which states the “bill would eliminate the exemption from existing specified immunization requirements based upon personal beliefs, but would allow exemption from future immunization requirements deemed appropriate by the State Department of Public Health for either medical reasons or personal beliefs” (CSB 277). Florida should not eliminate the personal and religious exemptions of vaccine use, instead, the state should restructure the vaccination system. By offering few mandatory vaccines (agreed upon by all parental, medical and political communities) that are both safe and effective for the wellbeing of the country's young population. Also

What is unknown to many is that The CDC (Centers for Disease Control) is in the vaccine business. Members

California’s state legislature is currently working to pass a bill that will require school age children to get vaccinated regardless of religious or personal beliefs. SB 277 as the bill as come to be called was authored by Senator Ben Allen (D-Santa Monica) and Senator Richard Pan (D-Sacramento). SB 277 has garnered a lot of attention from people who believe requiring vaccinations violates the rights of the people involved. Senator Bob Huff is one such person who opposed the bill. Senator Huff stated that even though he and his family get vaccinations, requiring others to do so infringes on their rights. If the bill passes, California will be just the third state to pass a law mandating vaccines in school age children. Religious and personal

"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.

Managers in any field of business have various daily responsibilities in order to keep things running smoothly. Planning involves the development of long-term goals and objectives as well as short-term ones and acquiring the resources necessary to achieve them (Edmonds, Olds & Tsay, 2009). The development of short-term goals which typically take less than a year to complete, is known as operational planning (Edmonds, Olds & Tsay, 2009). In my current place of work, a short-term goal would be for each nurse aiming to meet their vaccine administration goal. Our manger will occasionally do contests of who can give the most over a short period of time. Of course our number one priority is the patient and we have to be cautious when administering

Should children’s health be at risk for the greater good of community health? The news today is full of tragic stories about complications of vaccine use and there have been injuries from the beginning of vaccine use due to incomplete data on the side effects. The injuries have also brought about changes in the way vaccines are manufactured. The Georgia State Government requires citizens to receive vaccines in order to attend day care, go to school, and work at certain jobs and each state has its own mandates as well. The only way to get around the vaccine is to claim religious or medical exception. For either of these exceptions, one has to have a notarized affidavit for religious exception or a

More than ever vaccines are met with a high suspicions and very little education on the realities of vaccination success.

Throughout history, it has been shown that vaccines make a significant impact on the health of our communities and “administration of these vaccines led to dramatic reduction in the number of cases of, as well as deaths from smallpox, polio, diphtheria, pertussis, measles, mumps and preventable diseases” (Jacobson, 2012, p.36). Generally, those involved in campaigns for and research in these preventable diseases attribute vaccines for children as the main contributing factor to the overall decline in diseases such as measles, mumps, smallpox and pertussis (Jacobson, 2012). In the public health setting, there are many issues that threaten the health and safety of the public, not just in the local community but the nation and world-wide. One such issue, surfacing in public health, is the issue of vaccinations; those who choose to vaccinate, those who choose not to vaccinate and those who do not

Immunization via vaccines has been a hot topic of debate in recent years. As with many issues advocates for and against vaccines can be found. The problem that has been identified is that Nevada is one of many states in the country that is considered to be more lenient on vaccination requirements for school aged children. The Nevada school system will take medical and religious exemptions when it comes to vaccinations. All fifty states and the District of Columbia grant medical exemptions to immunization requirements (Blank, Caplan, & Constable, 2013). While medical exemptions are a rational reason as to why children cannot receive certain vaccines the question that is being asked is: whether or not religious exemptions are a good enough reason to not have a child vaccinated? These exemptions can cause an increase in acquiring and

In this area of study related to Childhood Vaccination, we will discuss about the major and key stakeholders. These major stakeholders, those influencing and shaping the debate are; Government and Legislators (Policy Makers), Parents, NGO’s and Lobby Groups. We can also find some least influential stakeholders which do not have as such influence on this issue but they are the one who are most “affected by” group in term of the issue is concerned. These are New-Parents/Future Parents and Children. In this part, we will try to find out the perspective of major stakeholders, their agreement and disagreement as far as issue is concerned, and also, is there any interaction between those stakeholder exist or not?

There are three general levels at which vaccines progress along the cold chain in the country of administration; in certain locations more levels may be required for best management of the vaccines. Primary level (National level) requires larger types of equipment for transporting and storing vaccines within the cold chain (WHO, 2015). Cold rooms/freezer rooms, freezers, refrigerators, cold boxes, and refrigerated trucks can be used for this part of the cold chain process (WHO, 2015). Intermediate level (Province or District level) also requires equipment such as cold rooms/freezer rooms, freezers, refrigerators, cold boxes, and refrigerated trucks (WHO, 2015). Peripheral level (Health Center/Facility or health post) requires equipment that can be transported easily and quickly (WHO, 2015). This includes cold boxes and vaccine carriers, and usually depends on how often the vaccines need to be administered (WHO, 2015).