Some critics believe parents and children should not have vaccinations. There’s still a debate going on because the medical community does not agree. Healthcare professionals believes everyone should be vaccinated and it is very important. They believe vaccinations protect you when traveling, prevent childhood illnesses, it’s painless, and you take it once and you are protected for life (Pros and Cons, 2015). These diseases from other countries can be brought back into the United States and cause
people’s family vacations is now a life-threatening situation for some. This type of outbreak actually occurred during December of 2014, where 40 Californians were exposed to the measles at Disneyland and 91 additional cases of the outbreak strain also occurred from the people exposed affecting others (Blumberg et al, 2015). Outbreaks likes this can potentially be
Professor Cynthia Walton College Comp I 04 November 2014 Vaccines Immunization is defined as the process of giving immunity to prevent infectious diseases by artificial methods (The Hutchinson Unabridged Encyclopedia). Statistics show that vaccines prevent more than 2.5 million child deaths per year (Davey, et al 5). These deaths typically occur in children under the age of 5. Immunizations are arguably one of the most important benefits of modern medicine offered in our country. Vaccines are given
Parents start to face the decision to immunize their child before they are even born. This may be an easy or a tough decision for parents depending on what they know about vaccines or what they don’t. Parents want to feel confident that they are making the best decision for their child and their health. From the moment a child is born there are vaccines recommended for a baby, infant, toddler and child. Nurses will play a large role in the vaccinations of children as well as educating parents and
achievements of great vaccine scientists such as Louis Pasteur and Edward Jenner. A substantial amount of vaccines prevent illnesses or death caused by infectious diseases for millions of individuals every year. Without vaccinations, infectious diseases would have taken over the world. Childhood vaccinations are important. Why? “An ounce of prevention is worth a
healthcare field, one would come into contact with all ages of individuals and if you 're lucky you could specialize in just one, like geriatrics. Learning about each age group is very important because you have to know what is considered normal findings and what is considered abnormal when dealing with a person 's health. And of course, each age groups would have different norms. The first group we are going to focus on is the newborn stage. This is a very interesting group because children at this
of people in a community contracting and spreading deadly diseases. This is important for the good of society. There are reasons why people do not want to vaccinate their child. Some people believe that vaccines can hurt their children more than it can help them and are afraid. Another reason is cultural and religious beliefs. The vaccine controversy outrage nationwide because many people believe vaccinations are important for all society and do not want their child to be at risk of contracting a
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
University of Baltimore December 17, 2017 Abstract Vaccines have saved many children from sickness, death and have terminated a large part of infectious diseases in the world. That being said, whether to immunize or not is the ongoing question parents face each day. On one hand, questions are raised about the safety of some vaccines because of rare but serious adverse effects that have been attributed to them. On the other hand, vaccines are known to help prevent death and serious illnesses. Hence
Vaccines have been considered one of the greatest medical achievements, and are instrumental in health promotion. Vaccines play a major role in lowering the risk of exposure to diseases. The Center for Disease Control (CDC) recommends 29 doses of 9 vaccines plus an annual flu vaccine for children ages 0 to six (CDC, 2017). There are twelve diseases that have been considered potentially dangerous that children are routinely vaccinated against. They include: Measles, Mumps, Rubella, Diptheria, Tetanus