The Epidemic Of Polio And Its Effects On Children

Childhood vaccinations have not been a topic of controversy until recent times. Due to the recent outbreaks of diseases that were thought to be eliminated, people are now investigating vaccinations. State representatives and Congressional people have even gotten on the bandwagon to emphasize the importance of vaccinations. Many states already require children to be vaccinated before entering school, but states allow religious, medical, or personal exemptions. Getting rid of these exemptions would be beneficial to not only parents and children, but also to members of society. Having children vaccinated at a young age when the immune system can respond correctly to vaccines will benefit the future health of children. Children are more at danger at a younger age to catch infectious diseases. Vaccines are a safe way to prevent the child from getting sick. “Proponents say that vaccination is safe and one of the greatest health developments of the 20th century”

Parents and doctors must follow the immunization schedule to ensure that all children receive the required vaccinations to protect their health. In some states and counties such as Maine, vaccinations are provided to all children by the state. As a result, parents do not need to worry about the cost of vaccines that grants all children to equal access of vaccines. Some of the vaccinations that are required for children under the age of two include: one vaccination for MMR, four vaccines for Haemophilus influenza (Hib), four or three IPV vaccinations, four vaccines for DPT, three vaccines for hepatitis B, one vaccine for varicella among others (Banatvala, Damme & Oehen, 2000). These vaccines protect children against these deadly diseases that are responsible for claiming thousands of lives of unvaccinated

The government has a duty to protect the citizen of a population. Government cannot sit idly and watch people suffer and not do anything because a few citizens are against vaccination. Government has to protect mankind. This might seem paternalistic by the government but it is for the good of a society. For example, when seats belts were mandated to protect every individual in a society (McLeod, 2014). The long-term effect of polio is reported that 1 in 200 cases result in irreversible paralysis (McLeod, 2014). While 1 or 2 in 200 cases of whooping cough result in infants’ death (McLeod, 2014). With these numbers the government has the right to express their paternalistic view. The government also has to find a balance between parent’s autonomy and the right to protect the population. When parents and government realize that they have the same goals to protect children then a dialogue can open up on how to get more parents to vaccinate there children. People cannot disregard the goals of another if they are to act morally (Loewey & Loewey, 2000, p.35).

In recent years, parents have become increasingly weary against vaccines and their rumored negative health effects. This is proving to be a national crisis, as it limits children from doing things like going to school and obtaining a variety of professions in the future. Before making any irrational decisions, parents must first strive to understand the threat of vaccinating verses not vaccinating, the risk that comes with each, and the limitations their children will face until they are vaccinated.

The importance of vaccines for children has a large impact on healthcare and my future practice. Therefore knowing what programs are available is critical to increasing the vaccine rates. Over the decades, there have been devastating consequences resulting from preventable communicable diseases as well as programs and strategies to assist in increasing the immunization rates. This paper will explain and critique the program called “Vaccines For Children”. This paper will also include how I will adapt this program in my future pediatric practice.

Over the year 2014, there were 1,737 reported cases of hospitalization, disability, deaths or life-threatening illness because of vaccinations. You might think that that’s a lot but let’s compare that to the 2,701 children who were affected in the year 2009. Childhood vaccines are a growing problem all around the world. The purpose of this essay is to let you know the benefits and risks of childhood vaccines, along with why some parents say “no.”

Max is overall healthy 2 years old boy, which is in 90th percentile for his height and weight. His BMI is 16.8.

As a parent immunizations for a child are always a big decision. Most parents decide to vaccinate their children without a second thought, while some struggle with if the positives outweigh the negatives, negatives sometimes being serious side effects, and sadly there are some parents that simply cannot afford to vaccinate their children or do not have the necessary resources. There are many communities worldwide that do not use immunizations, due to religious reasons or a lack of resources. (Miller, 2006) These communities see many negative health complications due to people and children not getting vaccinated. Countries with vaccine programs have seen a decrease in preventable diseases due to the vaccines given to children at early

According to History of Polio Vaccine written by Anda Baicus the polio epidemic, in the United States, started in the summer of 1916, and by the 1950s the lives of many Americans had been effected. The polio virus mostly affected the lives of children and infants, making it even more disheartening. The disease was spread by contaminated water and when people are in contact with feces. Polio was spread through family members, friends, school mates, and even total strangers, making the epidemic even worse (Baicus). Polio was a disease that nobody wanted to come in contact

There has been an ongoing debate regarding the risk of vaccines for both children and adults. Vaccines are mandatory in countless states for infancy to 18 years of age. However, not everyone is in agreement with being vaccinated due to the common risk factors associated with him or her. A researchers state, vaccines provides an extremely cost-effective technology for dealing with the killer disease, saving lives, and averting millions of dollars of potential health spending’ (P. Danzon & N. Perira & S. Tejwani 2009). Therefore, it is imperative for parents of youth to provide a healthy future. Even though vaccines are cost-effective, almost every has physician recommends vaccination to prevent long-term diseases.

In order to prevent health issues to children immunizations are required. Immunizations are a service invented to prevent people from receiving live threatening diseases. Heathy people have reached their goal of 80% percent coverage to infant and children (Kotch, 151). Immunizations can be costly but according to the American Academy of Pediatrics every grade milestone a child goes, he or she has to receive the required immunizations to keep surrounding children and children in the school safe from various diseases or infections. “In the United Stated children 36-48 months includes three vaccines for prevention of polio; four diphtheria/ tetanus/acellular pertussis; one measles, mumps,

Immunization: During today’s visit Max needs 4 immunizations, such as: Dtap, Polio, Hep A, and Varicella. Dtap and Polio is part of Maxe’s primary immunization. First, I would ask mom if she would like her son to receive 4 mentioned above vaccines (consent needed). If mom agreed to vaccination, I would verify if her son didn’t have any of the following symptoms after receiving last Dtap: a brain or nervous system disease within 7 days, non-stop crying for 3h or more, a seizure or collapse, and fever over 105F. For the Polio vaccine I would verify if Max is allergic to the antibiotic neomycin, streptomycin, or polymyxin B (“Yours child’s”, 2015). For varicella vaccine, I would verify if Max has an allergy to gelatin or neomycin antibiotic (“Chickenpox”, 2008). With Hepatitis A, Max wouldn’t get this vaccine if he was allergic to latex (“Hepatitis A”, 2011). Copy of vaccine information statements, available also on CDC website, would be provided to mom. I would also educate mom that every vaccine, like medication, has side effects. She can expect to see redness, tenderness or swelling where the shot was given or mild fever. Max can be a little bit more fussy, tired, has poor appetite, or he can vomit after receiving vaccination. These symptoms are normal after vaccination for 1-2 days (“Yours child’s”, 2015). If mom has any questions or concerns related to vaccination, she should call the office.

In 1894, there was an outbreak of polio in Vermont. In New York there were over 9,000 cases of people with polio. 2,343 of the 9,000 cases of polio people died from this disease and 1,000 children were left paralyzed. People are terrified of this disease and this disease has no label on it.

Polio was deemed one of the most dreaded diseases in the twentieth century. This crippling diseases was mainly impacting children between the ages of six months to five years. Some theorist believe that it was more common for a infant that was passed the age of six months to develop poliomyelitis because

Although there is no treatment to cure polio there is treatment to be able to