School Vaccinations

There is much debate and controversy about child vaccinations being safe or not. Parents wonder should they get

Many infectious diseases that once quickly spread and easily killed have been controlled or eradicated due to vaccinations. The efficacy of vaccines in reducing morbidity and mortality, particularly in children, is undeniable. Per the World Health Organization, childhood vaccinations prevent approximately 2-3 million deaths per year worldwide (WHO, 2016). In the United States, the value of immunizations is clearly displayed by comparing pre-vaccine era morbidity/mortality rates to post-vaccine era in regards to vaccine-preventable diseases. For example, prior to the diphtheria vaccine in the 1920’s, 206,000 people annually contracted the disease resulting in 15,520 deaths (History of Vaccines, 2009). However, between 2004 and 2014, only

On June 30, 2015, California governor Jerry Brown signed the new version of Senate Bill 277, which eliminated California 's personal belief exemption. These laws create a very low bar for parents to obtain an exemption. Often they simply have to check a box stating they don’t want to vaccinate their children, and that is sufficient. States with personal belief exemptions have 2.5 times the vaccine refusal rate as states with religious exemptions only. Essentially, the easier it is to obtain a vaccine exemption, the lower the vaccination rate. Personal belief exemption rates have gone up dramatically since 1994. During a survey done by Alexander Capron for his medical journal, “Personal Beliefs Exemption from Mandatory Immunization of Children for School Entry”, in 1994, schools on average had 0.6% of kindergarten students claiming personal belief exemptions; by 2009, the number was 2.3%. By the 2013–2014 school year, schools, on average, had 3.15% of kindergarten students claiming personal belief exemptions. While these percentages may seem low, they are not evenly distributed: Some communities have much higher rates, and a recent research paper demonstrated that those communities were most vulnerable to outbreaks.

According to the most recent statistics, 1 in every 20 kindergarten students have not had the proper vaccinations required of school age children (PBS). All 50 states prohibit students who lack proper vaccinations from attending public, and many private, schools (CDC). However, exemptions to this rule are made if the vaccination requirement conflicts with the religious beliefs (effective in all 50 states) or philosophical beliefs (effective in 19 states) of the parents of these children (CDC). The number of parents with “philosophical beliefs” against vaccinations has increased dramatically over the past century. These beliefs however are based solely upon the influences of rumors from the media and not from the scientific or medical community. Parents are afraid to vaccinate their children due to falsified beliefs that vaccinations cause other health problems, contain life-threatening ingredients, and are unnecessary in today’s society.

The start of the vaccine was the year 1855 when the smallpox vaccines were mandatory for the school children. The state of Massachusetts passed the first U.S. law, mandating vaccination for the school children. This practice continues still today. Now in this modern age that the newborn baby receives 49 vaccines by the age of 6. Indeed, vaccines have saved a number of lives until today. This is one of the best action taken place for humanity. Moreover, the majority population doesn’t recognize in general that vaccines have toxins in them. For this reason, a certain population gets side effects through receiving vaccines. According to CDC data, there are about 30,000 cases of adverse reactions per year in 2015. The stories of those individuals injured by vaccines are incredibly moving. Accordingly, we need to take a look closer to this issue of our society.

All immunization requirements for school attendance align with Ontario’s publicly funded immunization schedule. Children and adolescents who have received all recommended vaccines as per the immunization schedule will not require any further immunizations. Children and adolescents attending primary and secondary school in Ontario must have proof of immunization against the diphtheria, tetanus, polio, measles, mumps, rubella, meningococcal disease, pertussis (whooping cough), and most recently varicella for children born in 2010 or later.

All states allow some medical exemptions to state immunization requirements. Usually this exemption may be granted if the child has a compromised immune system, allergies to vaccine ingredients (i.e.

Vaccine is a powerful medicine that helps with fatal symptoms like chicken pox and smallpox are very dangerous to many young kids. On the other hand, these are some reasons why people should take the following medicine: children wouldn't be able to attend school, they would be breaking the law, and it could protect them from getting the disease. If I were them, I would be cognizant of my child going to school without vaccine in his or her system.

The four times that a student’s vaccination records are required are: 1. Entering daycare or preschool; 2. Entering kindergarten; 3. Entering kindergarten and 4. Any time a k-12 student changes school districts. That is, just changing schools within a district does not require the student’s parent/guardian to provide immunization records.

Schools in the United States require that before children can attend school, they will have to provide the school with records of what vaccinations they have had. If parents can’t provide that information or doesn’t approve vaccines, the child can’t attend public school. Families that don’t support vaccinations feel that this is an attack against their first amendment to follow their religious beliefs. The existence of court cases that address these problems have only set some parts of the issue straight, but still hasn’t resolved the overall issue because there are so many different situations.

There are four times its student vaccination records are required by law. The first one is when they enter daycare or preschool, the second one is when they enter kindergarten, the third is entering Kindergarten and forth for anytime K through 12 students change school districts. Changing schools within a district does not require the student’s parent/guardian to provide immunization records.

In this day and time people have so many alternatives to so many things. One of the biggest alternative we have going on today: is parents having the right to not vaccinate their children, and doctor’s having the right to refuse them service. While there are no US federal laws directing vaccinations, but all 50 states mandating irrefutable vaccinations for children entering public schools! Most states offer a medical and religious exemptions. So should doctors refuse to service to children that have not been

In most cases, the infection is controlled within 24 hours if being treated with antibiotics. 24 hours after antibiotic treatment has been given, if the child is in good condition, they may attend school.

We have all raised our eyebrows when the person sitting the row behind us starts coughing, and not just the “soda went down the wrong pipe” cough, but the real, mucus breaking, uncontrollable hacking. Likewise, many of us have also tried to not get too close to the person with the visibly red, irritated nose and the constant sniffling that comes with the absence of a tissue. As a society, we tend to be conscious of the threat of contracting a disease, but regardless of these common concerns, opposition to mandated vaccinations for school-attending children continue to be raised. The effectiveness and overall safety of vaccines have repeatedly been questioned by society (especially when it comes to vaccinating infants and young children), and some studies have possibly even shown the danger of certain vaccinations. However, upon closer examination, it is clear that vaccines have prevented more disease and have improved the overall health of the United States, and consequently, should—with few exceptions—continue to be mandated in our school system.

N- A teenage girl was fidgeting while waiting for the LPN to administer her immunizations