Summary: The Benefits Of Vaccinations

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.

In the United States, the law states that vaccinations are required for children entering school unless they have a valid reason that prevents them from receiving the vaccinations. Starting when children are born, they begin the regimen of vaccinations that continue throughout their adolescent years and adulthood. Each year children receive a variation of shots to protect them from the illnesses they will encounter in the world, especially once they attend school. The most common reasons parents forego getting their children vaccinated are religious beliefs, medical exemptions, and personal beliefs. Due to the rising number of parents declining to get their children vaccinated, the number of outbreaks of preventable diseases has increased. The question is now should parents/guardians be forced to vaccinate their children?

They have minimized the outbreak, and control of major diseases, as well as taken smallpox to the level of eradication. (Hinman para1) There are however, two medical reasons a child should not be vaccinated; those with compromised immune systems, and allergic reactions to the vaccine. (Yang para 3) A one hundred percent vaccination rate is not needed to protect the vulnerable members of society; however, those who have chosen not to be vaccinated put those who have no option in danger. There are a majority of states that offer religious, health and most notably, undocumented philosophical reasons to not be vaccinated. All of these reasons, regardless of how well-founded they are, put a damper on herd immunity. This all together put other children and many older adults at risk. Despite a parent's prerogative not to immunize their child, these parents waive their right to have their child attend a public school. Not only to protect those children who have not been vaccinated, but the entire school population if a disease should be contracted. The state of California, joins West Virginia, and Mississippi in removing a parent’s ability to use religious and philosophical beliefs as reasons not to have their child vaccinated, closing the gap in that states probability of herd

Did you know that 25 states don 't require homeschooled children to be vaccinated? Or that 19 offer philosophical exemption? Just by filling out a few forms parents can prevent their child from receiving life saving immunization. It should be required of all parents, whose children are able, to have their child vaccinated. It protects not only the child, but other non-vaccinated people around him/her. Also it 's a perfectly safe procedure. Finally, it has saved many lives and would save many more would it be a requirement.

Diseases such as hepatitis B, chicken pox or pertussis are still very common. When parents choose not to vaccinate their children for these they are putting their child at high risk for infection. Also, although many may disagree, diseases still remain in the United States, but at extremely low levels. With this being said when vaccination rates drop the diseases could easily take over the United States. People may also argue that some diseases are “extinct” from the United States. While this may be true, the diseases that are “extinct” are still very active in other parts of the world. Today international travel has become very common so it would be quite easy for diseases such as polio or even diphtheria to come back to the United States. Many outbreaks have happened recently that brought back an infectious disease into the United

Outbreaks of preventable diseases happen when parents choose not to vaccinate their children. Vaccines are not only safe, but they are effective as well. Before being introduced to the public, vaccines are carefully reviewed by doctors, scientist and the federal government to make sure they are as safe as they can be. By vaccinating your children and yourself you are protecting everyone else around you love and care about

Prior to becoming pregnant with my first child, it never crossed my mind that I would choose not to vaccinate him or her. Then on a cold day in January when I found out I would be bringing a new life into this world in late August, many thoughts and options began flowing through my head. At this time I didn’t know routine vaccinations were a choice for parents to make, I always thought they were mandatory. This being said, I began my research on the pros and cons of vaccinations. While I learned there are cons of vaccinating children, I also learned that the benefits of routinely vaccinating children significantly outweigh the risks. I chose from a very early stage in my pregnancy that I would make sure my child receives routine vaccines in order to protect him or her to the best of my ability from potentially deadly diseases. While every state in the United States has different laws on routine vaccines for children, I strongly believe that all fifty states should have the same laws and require vaccinations in children.

In most first world countries disease outbreaks are rather uncommon, that is because we have access to vaccines that keep

Millions of Americans get vaccinated every year to protect themselves from the flu and other communicable diseases. Most of these vaccinations are totally safe or cause very mild side effects, but in some circumstances, they can cause serious side effects or even death. When serious or fatal side effects occur, the national Vaccine Injury Compensation Program (VICP) allows victims to file a personal injury suit and claim damages.

According to the WHO, “Immunization currently prevents between 2-3 million deaths every year”. Parents haven’t been vaccinating their children due to fear of negative effects, thus putting others at risk. Vaccination should be enforced to keep ourselves and the people around us protected, especially now that preventable deadly diseases such as measles have been resurfacing in the U.S. If parents continue to refuse vaccinating their children, we’ll be facing more consequences. Parents should be forced to vaccinate their children because it will decrease the chances of outbreaks in the U.S., it will protect babies and people with impaired immune systems that can’t be vaccinated, and the benefits outweigh the risks.

The resistance to vaccines is worldwide, but alone in the U.S., we experienced 23 measles outbreaks in 2014, including one large outbreak of 383 cases, occurring primarily among unvaccinated Amish communities in Ohio. From January 1 to October 16, 2015, 189 people from 24 states and the District of Columbia were reported to have measles. The majority of people who got measles were unvaccinated.

Most kid’s worst nightmare is getting a shot or vaccination because they fear the needle and are scared of pain. Adults should be scared of shots too, not because of the needle, but because of the harmful chemicals and immoral materials they are created from. Vaccinations should be considered the parents’ choice because they are it could go against their religious beliefs and parents’ should be able to determine what vaccinations are medically beneficial for their children.

It is very important to vaccinate all Children, Teen, and Adults because immunization can save your life against more disease than ever before. Some of the disease that killed thousands have been eliminated completely because of begin vaccinated. For example Polio is one example that had a great impact on vaccines. Polio was once America’s most- feared disease causing death and paralysis across the county. Vaccinations are a safe and effective vaccines are only given Children, Teen, and Adults after careful review by scientists and healthcare professionals. Yes, some vaccines will cause some pain, discomfort, Redness, or even tenderness at the injection site. That is all minimal compared to the Pain, Discomfort, and Trauma a disease can cause.

Parents all across the United States have an issue with vaccinations for their children. Parents as of today do not have the option whether or not to immunize their children. These vaccinations are potentially harmful for children, but they also help and prevent life threatening illnesses. Parents should be allowed to choose to vaccinate their children because at times, the vaccine might harm the child, and because the parents simply just have right.

One of the best ways to protect your children is by vaccinating them, and making sure they have all the required immunizations and doses. Some of the deadliest diseases are almost completely gone or extinct because of vaccinations. Polio was once one of America’s most feared diseases, since people have started to vaccinate their children, there has been no cases of polio in the United States. Vaccines are only given to children after long and careful examination by a healthcare professional and scientist. Causes of severe allergic reactions due to vaccines have been very rare.