Should Parents Have The Free Choice?

To Vaccinate or not to vaccinate, has been a question many parents in America have been asking themselves for years. Some parents believe that it is their right to decide if their children will be vaccinated; while some states believe that all children should be vaccinated. There are logical and illogical reasons for this argument. There should be a federal law that requires parents to vaccinate their children because it will lower the number of deaths, benefit those children who have lower immune systems, and it can get rid of some diseases all together in the future.

The reason I found this topic interesting is because of the many conflicting views regarding childhood vaccines. It is probably one of the most controversial discussions regarding the health of children. The central theme to be discussed is vaccines, vaccinations, and immunizations. According to Basics (2008), there is a difference between the three. A vaccine produces immunity from a disease, vaccinations is the injection that produces immunity and immunization is the actual process by which a person is protected from a disease. For many years, there have been myths and untruths circulating regarding the safety of childhood vaccines. Among many, a few concerns consist of the use of animals to prepare and test vaccines, invasion of privacy, religious beliefs and it can cause Autism. Conversely, many believe it to be the best ways to

Controversy concerning the risks of vaccinations will always exist. As is the nature of a preventative intervention, it is difficult to rationalize giving a completely healthy child an injection that is known to have varying degrees of sides affects5. Additionally, these injections are to provide immunity to children for diseases that have an extremely low risk of circulating within a population. Since these vaccines have been able to protect so many individuals from experiencing these dangerous infections, most parents do not even have personal experiences regarding the impact of these diseases. As such, many parents do not see the vaccine-preventable disease as a threat to their child. This often causes parents to not fully understand the risk their child has for contracting a disease and the subsequent danger of a vaccine-preventable disease infection verses the potential side effect of a vaccine which is normally only mild to moderate discomfort for their child15.

Another problem with vaccines is that majority of the time a child 's immune systems can deal with most infections naturally (Vaccines

I believe that all children in the United States should be vaccinated against disease. There is a large argument in today society involving childhood vaccinations. The argument is whether children should be forced to have mandatory vaccines, or if parents should be allowed to refuse these vaccines. One of the main reasons that parents are skeptical of vaccines, is because there have been more recorded cases of children experiencing serious side effects after receiving the vaccines. Now with more and more cases of vaccinated diseases popping up all over the country, the issue is becoming serious. According to the CDC, more than 20 percent of children in America are not vaccinated against disease. This poses a serious issue for the

Vaccination vs. Non Vaccination has been a very controversial issue whatever side your on re-garding your opinion you must understand that in it will effect the health of you or your children . Even tho vaccinations are based on “choice" what if i told you that your child cannot attend a public school without vaccines. Even tho all 50 states require vaccinations for children entering public schools there is no real vaccination laws that exist . Vaccinations have cost the lives of people and have cost the government money so why are they so required . One example is that about 30,000 cases of adverse side effects have be reported due to vaccines since 1990 , Most were not serious but 15% was considered life threatening and left many people permanently dis-abled , ill , hospitalized , or in some cases even dead. In another case since 1989- July 2014 The National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program (VICP) has paid over 133.2 million in legal coverage due to all the problem vaccinations have caused over the years

Vaccines: More help or more hurt? No parent wants to hinder the health of their baby nor do they go into parenthood with the idea that they would love to have a child with any disease at all. Parents will do anything and everything in their power to keep their children safe. When following the recommendation of most doctors, children will receive upwards of 38 vaccinations by the time he or she is 18 months old. The idea of making vaccinations mandatory seems to have become somewhat of a risk to individual rights, some feel that the choice to vaccinate or not has been taken away from them. Although vaccinating children does have many positive outcomes, people tend to ignore the real cost of vaccinating children so heavily. A big decision arises for every new parent - one that the health of their child depends on - Do we vaccinate him? Many people see the positive chances of vaccinating children, and yes there are plenty of them. The chances of an adverse reaction are much less likely than getting the disease without a vaccination. Vaccinations have also been able to eradicate some diseases in the past, such as smallpox. Finally, when children are not vaccinated properly, they will go out into the world, meet people, go to school, all while they could be unknowingly carrying a disease that could have potentially been very easily deterred with an immunization. No child or parent should be forced into receiving

At most the child feels a little prick but if your child has sensitive skin then there is other options. Getting the vaccine as a shot is the more efficient way and it also works better because it gets all around in your immune system quicker and easier. If you still aren't too keen on the idea of getting vaccines in the form of a shot you can get them in fluid form or “mist” This is shoots up your nose and works its way throughout the immune system but in slower way, because it is not as efficient is that if you sneeze or cough the mist can be escape the body and not reach other parts of the body that needs the

Childhood vaccinations have replaced common childhood illness as a “rite of passage” for many young children. Many parents, at the recommendation of their physician, diligently bring their children to the doctor every couple of months for what are thought to be important and safe vaccinations.

Immunizations were created to keep children and adults healthy and safe. Edward Jenner administered the world’s first vaccination known as the smallpox vaccine, which had killed millions of people over the centuries (). Jenner administered the vaccine on an eight year old boy who he exposed to the fluid of a cowpox blisters, the boy developed a blister which eventually went away. Jenner then exposed the boy to the smallpox disease and the boy did not get sick, this led to the smallpox vaccine and the drastic decline in the smallpox disease. Fast-forward three centuries later and the small pox diseases is eradicated do to people receiving the vaccine. Immunizations are extremely important to the world’s overall health. Babies and children are most vulnerable to disease because they are son young and their organs and bodies are growing at a rapid rate. It is important for children to be immunized against vaccine preventable diseases such as: rubella, diphtheria, and pertussis (whooping cough), and a host of other diseases. High vaccination coverage has significantly reduced vaccine-preventable disease morbidity and mortality worldwide, especially among children (Baggs et. al., 2011). While some people focus on the cons of vaccinations, there are many pros to children receiving vaccinations.

Vaccination is one of the most important ways a parent can protect their child's health.

“Vaccines is any preparation used as a preventive inoculation to confer immunity against a specific disease.” Every year children are expected to receive vaccinations to stay safe, however; I believe that children shouldn’t get vaccinated because it affects the immune system, it has crucial side effects, and disturbs religious beliefs.According to Immunization Awareness Society (IAS) who conducted a test result indicated that, children who were unvaccinated were far healthier than children who are vaccinated. Vaccinated children are more likely to suffer from varieties of diseases and disorders than unvaccinated children.

I agree with your its should be a parent choice to either vaccinated or not they kids . As i mention on my post me personally i didn't wants to vaccinate my kid since its a requirement another for the kid to attend school . I didn't have the choice . I know its very risky when you don't get vaccinated for some disease but we also have to see the side effect , For example i was watching the news one time i don't remember when or what channel about a athletic lady who got the flu shot she can't walking straight  another for her to walking straight it have to be backward.

Getting shots as a child is one way that many parents choose to prevent future diseases in their child’s life. There are also many other simple solutions to this problem such as; washing your hands regularly, not touching your face as much, or even just keeping your home a bit cleaner. It would only take a small amount of time to do those three

From deciding what to do with the baby in your body, to electing to follow certain religious beliefs, people have many rights as American citizens. Several cases have been ruled over when it comes to human rights, such as the Roe vs Wade case, which covers a woman 's rights to an abortion, and the Cantwell vs Connecticut case that covers a person 's religious right to free exercise. Now the country is torn again in a human rights issue. Should it be mandatory for parents to give their children all of the vaccines that are available for children by the government? There are two sides to this argument, that both stage excellent positions. On one side, there are the people who believe that it is not only a violation of rights to make them vaccinate their child, but it is also interfering with the overall health and well being of the child by injecting them with potentially harmful chemicals. Other people, however, believe that the population as a whole would be safer from disease if everyone were required to be vaccinated. In their belief, the vaccinations are incredibly safe and effective, and could save the lives of thousands of children. Both parents, those who believe in vaccinations and those who do not, want what is going to be best for their child. Both want to be informed and have the knowledge to be able to raise the healthiest child that they can.