Should Children Be Vaccinated?

Recently, many diseases that had been eradicated because of childhood vaccinations have been making an appearance. Health officials are concerned that diseases will spread and lives will be lost. Officials all agree that vaccinations will benefit the population. Some parents feel it is an infringement on the right to keep the children healthy and safe. Vaccinations should be mandatory for all children because it will prevent diseases from spreading, protect future generations, and save children and parents time and money.

Have you heard of the measles outbreaks at Disneyland during 2015? The CDC reported “After an uncharacteristically high number of measles outbreaks in late 2014, the highly publicized California measles outbreak hit the media early this year. Linked to Disneyland Resort Theme Parks in California the outbreak quickly became a multi-state public health incident that resulted in a total of 147 cases.” (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)This outbreak happened because most of the people who got measles were unvaccinated. The most common questions people usually would ask before they got vaccination: why do the vaccines important? Can vaccines one-hundred percent protect everyone? In my opinion, people should get vaccinations because vaccines can prevent many diseases, it could protect the herd immunity from the individual diseases also it could protect the people who can’t get the vaccination, and vaccines were important for children or young adults.

I am writing to you to tell you why parents should vaccinate their children, And to tell you the risks if you do not vaccinate your child. I will be giving you reasons and examples of why parents should have their kids vaccinated. Because with all the up roar about kids not being vaccinated I am giving you my thoughts about whole thing.

Vaccines are important because they prevent harmful, potentially lethal diseases from affecting your body. They benefit everyone from these diseases, they have no harsh or long lasting effects, and they are super easy to make with no ill symptoms to anything involved in making them. Along with other reasons why they should be mandatory, these are the ones that are most relevant.

The first vaccine to ever be created appeared in 1797 for its fight against smallpox, and it has been getting the job done ever since. But in the last decade, many have taken a stand against government and the vaccination laws, by not immunizing their kids. The antivaxxer movement has caused a conundrum for those in the medical field everywhere. Measles, Mumps, Whooping cough, Smallpox, Polio, and the Bubonic Plague have been recorded all around the world, all because people have denied the medical preventions. This epidemics are back and stronger than ever, and those who are not immunized, are in great danger of acquiring and spreading these epidemics. This is the reason why many of the sicknesses that we thought were eradicated years ago, have come to infect many people in the 21st century, and why something must be done to end them once and for

Vaccinations have slowly eliminated and erased multiple different popular diseases today. Vaccines have fully diminished smallpox for good and also has helped to keep other diseases out and away from our country. Polio has

One of the most remarkable things about humanity is our ability to survive. Over the course of evolution, we have earned our immunity among microscopic bacteria, but there are some things that we can’t fight on our own. Through ingenious science, life saving vaccines were developed. Death and suffering from diseases like polio are now a thing of a past. Vaccinations should not be optional, because there is no evidence of any negative repercussions to vaccines. Everything they do is beneficial, and some groups of people in modern society see it as a way to suppress their rights as individuals. It is an unnecessary risk to leave children unvaccinated.

One of the greatest public health interventions that has had an impact on fighting diseases is vaccination. According to Taber’s Cyclopedic Medical Dictionary, a vaccine is any suspension containing antigenic molecules derived from a microorganism, given to stimulate an immune response to an infectious disease. The 19th century and the 20th century were known for the great 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

In less than 20 years, worldwide cases of polio dropped from 350,000 in 125 countries down to just 2,000 infections in 17 countries (CDC, HHS)(Vaccine Programs…). Pertussis once claimed the lives of over 9,000 Americans every year. In the decade of the 2000s, it claimed only 181 lives. Just 50 years ago, Rubella caused the death or miscarriage of over 13,000 infants in this country. Another 20,000 were born blind, deaf, and/or mentally retarded. Tetanus, today in 2015, will kill 300,000 newborns and 30,000 mothers worldwide, mostly in developing counties. Yet virtually every Americans can remember their last tetanus booster shot, their last immunization. These are just a handful of examples of diseases which we have, in our modern times, pushed back to the brink of near extinction. Entire generations of Americans have grown up without seeing their childhood friends paralyzed by Polio, or blinded by Rubella, or lost entirely by any number of diseases. It is important to have context as to how many of our friends and neighbors, brothers and sisters, sons and daughters are living full and productive lives because of the scientific wonderment of immunization. It is also important to realize the very real, crippling, life altering reality that comes from a society not immunized, capable of being ripped apart by an onslaught of pestilence. In order to preserve the health and welfare of the American population, the federal government needs to mandate that

For years children have been immunized against dozens of infectious diseases. Routine shots starting at birth protect them from illnesses such as polio, measles and hepatitis. In recent years, since the outcry that too many immunizations, too early may cause autism, many parents have decided against immunizing their children. In this debate that has continued for years, non-vaccinating parents believe that by forcing them to vaccinate or not allowing them to go to school is a violation of the child’s human rights. But vaccinating parents believe that by other parents choosing not to vaccinate they are trampling on the rights of others and putting them at a greater risk of contracting diseases.

Imagine a child sitting on some doctors examine table about to receive a shot from a nurse. In most cases, the child is screaming and crying. Other times, the children are sitting quietly and probably shed a tear or two. Whatever the case may be, parents take the precaution to take their toddlers to the doctor to receive their shots. Even though they know that it will make them cry or cause fear, most parents know that a couple minutes of crying is better for the overall well-being of that child. Some parents don't agree with this practice: some parents believe that vaccinating children would cause them more harm or even have them develop other disorders. While parents should have control on what they can and can’t give their children, the government should mandate vaccinations for the overall wellbeing of current and future children.

First, immunizations should be mandatory because they can save a child’s life. Because of the great success of medical professionals and scientists, children are able to live longer, healthier, and more fulfilling lives. Without vaccines children can get deadly diseases such

According to The Centers for Disease Control (CDC), “An estimated that 732,000 American children were saved from death and 322 million cases of childhood illnesses were prevented between 1994 and 2014 due to vaccination.” Imagine how many countless child deaths would occur if vaccinations were not mandatory in the U.S. However, there is a very simple solution for this horrific problem. Vaccinations for all children should be made mandatory because vaccines save lives, and also save time and money.

Currently it is mandatory to get vaccinated to attend public schools in the United States. However more states are creating laws to allow parents to opt out of getting them for their children, either for religious or philosophical views. Presently only two states force

The act of vaccination has been around for ages; however, multiple parents contradict whether they should vaccinate their own children. These parents major reason of not vaccinating their children is of the wonder if these vaccinates are even safe. The information these parents choose to believe about vaccinations not being safe is a simple myth. Although, multiple parents seem to be being sucked into these beliefs and bringing a controversy with them as to if all parents should or should not have their children vaccinated. Therefore, how is a new parent going to know whether to have their children vaccinated when multiple myths are floating around today’s society. Overall, vaccinations have been around for over a thousand years preventing multiple diseases, vaccinations are safe despite of what multiple parents believe, and there are even certain programs to help children of poverty families receive vaccinations; therefore, parents should vaccinate their children.