It’s winter vacation, what better way to spend it than at Disneyland? Well, last year that
might not have been the case. A measles outbreak spread through six American states, Mexico, and Canada nearly infecting 150 people, but thankfully no one died. However, the majority of those infected were unvaccinated. Every year, vaccines prevent as much as 14 million illnesses and 33,000 deaths. At one point, the measles virus had been almost completely eradicated, as well as smallpox and polio, but these diseases are now quickly reappearing, and outbreaks are happening more frequently. As vaccine exemptions increase, the amount of cases only increases with it. Without vaccines, thousands of people would die, and unnecessary cases would spread
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Many parents fear that vaccinations will negatively affect their child due to the number of side effects vaccines have the potential to inflict. For example, six vaccines have been linked to anaphylaxis—a severe, life-threatening allergic reaction (Mercola). Common side effects of vaccines include, but are not limited to, tenderness, fatigue, redness, fever, itching, headaches, muscle aches, loss of appetite, and fainting. Some more serious side effects include seizures, deafness, comas, organ failure, and of course, death (Possible Side-effects). However, what people don’t understand is that the more serious side effects are extremely rare, and it is more likely that someone will die from a falling asteroid or a lightning strike than to develop one of these serious side effects (Geggel). Vaccines were created to stop illnesses, not cause them. Impressively, vaccines prevent more than 2.5 million deaths every year, but there were just over one hundred vaccine related deaths last year (Lopez). Although vaccine side effects do exist, the benefits largely outweigh the risks.
Aside from the side effects, anti-vaccinators are supposedly repelled by what vaccines are
grown on, and what they are created from. A common misconception is that vaccines are made
using aborted fetuses. Vaccines do not contain fetuses, but they are sometimes grown on aborted
fetuses.
Who could ask for a more magical place to take a family vacation than Disney World. This place was really a dream come true. My trip to Disney World was by far the best family vacation that I have ever been on.
Do you know what Disney world is, wait of course you do well I am going to tell you all about my favorite place. Keep reading because it is going to get way better. When I am done you are going to want to go there.
products to the point that there are no cells alive or dead in any vaccine at present.
Unvaccinated people can cause outbreaks of viruses that have been eradicated. In late 2014 a measles outbreak occurred when an unvaccinated child who was a carrier of the disease visited Disneyland. This caused 173 people from seventeen different states to contract the virus that was eradicated from the United States in 2002. In order for measles to be under control 94-99% of the population must be vaccinated. With the recent trend of not vaccinating, measles, along with other once eradicated, or nearly eradicated diseases are making a come-back.
Vaccines have protected millions of children from deadly illnesses. The Centers for Disease Control inferred, “322 million childhood illnesses were prevented between 1994 and 2014” (Vaccines). Childhood ailments will completely go away if everyone vaccinated their children. There is an average of 140,000 deaths due to measles per year, and only 57 due to the vaccine (7 Vaccine). Without vaccinations, we would not be able to survive very long. Letting a child’s immune system fight the disease alone does nothing for the child or its family. Having the child suffer will not make them stronger.
rights, the harmful ingredients found in the vaccines, and the dangerous side effects caused by
More and more in today’s generation you hear the debates about whether or not vaccines are actually doing good for our children. Many people believe that vaccinations lead to greater health risks, such as ADD, autism, and diabetes. They also believe that the diseases that vaccinations prevent are just not around anymore, such as polio and small pox. They also believe that a child’s immune system can fight off any disease that vaccinations prevent. Despite what these people believe, they are wrong. ("Vaccines", 2016)
Recently, there was a nationwide outbreak of the measles in 2014-2015 that originated from a few different places. According to JAMA, a study showed that over half of the outbreak that occurred included individuals that were unvaccinated (Davis). These preventable diseases are happening more often than they used to.
It is essential to remember, “diphtheria was one of the most feared childhood diseases, claiming more than 10,000 lives a year in the United States during the 1920s.” (Margaret C. Fisher, 2015) Today, according to the CDC “there have been no reported cases of diphtheria in the U.S. since 2003. (Center for Disease Control and Prevention, 2014) Nonetheless, these illnesses still exist in the world and can find their way to the U.S. and threaten vulnerable children unless they are vaccinated. “In the 1940s and 1950s, polio paralyzed and even killed children by the thousands. At one point in time, the measles affected nearly a half-million U.S. children every year. Almost everyone in the United States got it at some point during childhood—and it sometimes caused complications such as pneumonia and encephalitis.” (Margaret C. Fisher, 2015) As a consequence of diminishing vaccination rates, the diseases are making a comeback resulting in avoidable illness and death. “Preventable diseases like measles and mumps are occurring with increasing frequency in the U.S. despite the availability of an effective vaccine.” (Lewis, 2015) Besides protecting the vaccinated child from these dangers, vaccinations protect those in the community that are unable to receive vaccines, such as babies too young for vaccines, people with compromised immune systems, and those with allergies. The
Cell-based vaccines are created by growing viruses in animal cells, as opposed to the egg-based process for most flu vaccines. The most important difference of this vaccine, Flucelvax, are stored frozen, so these vaccines can be grown more quickly in the event of a major outbreak. This vaccine is appropriate for those with egg allergies as well.
Throughout history, millions of people have died or have been debilitated from diseases like polio, smallpox, and measles. (include source) Vaccines have prevented the continuation of such diseases, saving millions of lives in the process. Yet, many parents still decide to not vaccinate their children because they have been influenced by the potential misinformation they find on social media regarding the possible risks of vaccinating (Buchanan & Beckett, 2014). Regardless of the research that tells of the possible risks of vaccinating, there is research proving that there are risks to not vaccinating.
5.1 Some vaccines are made from small fragments of the disease-causing microorganism, rather than the whole cell or virus. State an advantage of this method.
making infants die from these vaccinations, what is causing the trouble and how to further prevent
Hopes and dreams for their future saturate their thoughts and influence their every decision. Making the choice to vaccinate is no different. There are many legitimate concerns when it comes to vaccination. In the 1950s, the Cutter incident resulted in thousands of Americans developing vaccine-induced polio. Over seventy-thousand experienced extreme muscle weakness and ten individuals died (Parry). Understanding the risks associated with vaccinations and the probability of them occurring is crucial to the overall acceptance of vaccination programs. The MMR vaccine, for example, in some individuals can cause seizures, deafness, and brain damage. However, these side effects occur less than once per million vaccinations (CDC). According to the study published by the National Safety Council in 2010, the odds of dying in a car accident are one in four hundred and ninety-two. This statistic does not keep the general public from strapping their children into the minivan and heading to a play date. Measles, however, will be contracted by ninety percent of those who come in contact with it, provided they have not been inoculated. We must accept that there are risks associated with every action that is taken regardless of how inconsequential it may seem. By weighing the benefits to the community against the risks for the individual, we can determine that the greater good is served through the immunization