The Importance Of Vaccination

Vaccination protects the spread of diseases around us. Getting vaccinated doesn’t only mean helping yourself, it means helping other people around you too. “The U.S. has seen 118 cases as of mid-May, compared with the 56 cases a year from 2001-2008” (Ropeik). This is important because it’s saying that the rate of vaccination is decreasing, which disease will be increasing. We shouldn’t let this continue because diseases would be spreading faster than ever. We should be alarmed and need to take action for our future and get vaccinated now. Getting vaccinated means protecting ourselves and our community. That’s the reason why vaccine were there in the first place, to

It is human nature to want to understand the risks of vaccinations, especially when the benefits of that vaccine are invisible. It will never be known how many times people might be exposed to a vaccine-preventable disease, and how it could affect the immune system. There is sufficient data to help adults, and parents, weigh out the pros and cons of getting vaccinated. The benefits of preventing a disease with a vaccination can far outweigh the risks of not getting get. There are skeptics out there that believe vaccinating your child could give them neurodevelopmental issues, such as Autism. There is no scientific proof to back up this theory. Getting

Childhood vaccines protect children from a multiplicity of diseases from diphtheria, to measles to whooping cough. Vaccines eradicate disease and prevent illness and death this has been proven throughout the years. The question facing many new mothers today is, do the benefits of vaccines outweigh the negatives? Those pro immunization will say that the risk of not immunizing your child far outweighs the risks of immunizing your child. The strongest argument on pro vaccination is in regards to “herd” immunity. Herd immunity is a trend where the rate of disease drops among the no vaccinated population due to vaccination. (Armstrong et al., 2007) The vulnerable population, those who cannot be vaccinated, have protection. The vaccinated is protecting the unvaccinated, and there is a low threat to an outbreak. An increase in refusing vaccines jeopardizes herd humanity. Thus immunizations are not necessarily for on self, but for protection of others the “herd”. Even

This story begins in a world, filled with diseases causing death and illnesses, with no way to stop or control it. Men, woman and children were dying in the most horrific way and no one knew how to stop it. That is, until the heroic act and discovery of vaccinations. People where now being protected from this onslaught, and slowly, these diseases stopped emerging amongst populations. However, if the administration of vaccinations were stopped, death, disease, and illnesses would thrive and be re-introduced into the world. This story does not have to repeat itself, as with all the advances in science and technology, we have the resources to put a stop to these dreadful diseases and help save millions lives.

Almost everyone in the world cares and wants the best for children, whether it be their own or not. Most people also want the best for society. But the question is, why would some of these same people deliberately cause the suffering of children and jeopardize society just because they do not believe in vaccination? Vaccinations help save lives by building immunity to deadly diseases, but people are willing to risk lives just because their political beliefs or religious beliefs or skepticism keeps them from vaccinating their children. To make sure everyone in the community is safe from certain diseases, the government needs to make most vaccinations mandatory for every child. There are already a few state mandates regarding vaccinations

The Center for Disease Control (CDC) describes vaccination as being one of the ten greatest achievements in public health of the 20th century (CDC 1999) Despite this regard, speculation regarding the matter of vaccines has been around for nearly the entirety of their existence (Wolfe 2002). In his book, Deadly Choices: How the Anti-Vaccine Movement Threatens Us All, Author Paul Offit does well in informing readers of the ongoing debate regarding the safety and implementation of vaccinations. Offit begins his book by equating this debate to an ongoing war between hesitant parents and weary doctors. Both sides are motivated by fear. For parents it is the fear of possible side effects that may arise in their children. For doctors it is the

Vaccinations has become controversial in recent years. A growing number of parents feel that vaccines can cause harm. They believe that they have the right to decide whether or not to have their children vaccinated (“Introduction to Vaccines: Current Controversies” 6). This is true, however, public health and individual rights should be equally taken into consideration. While there is growing number of people who claims that mandatory vaccinations is against civil liberties and are not safe, vaccinations are scientifically proven to be effective and have given greater benefits to public health.

Vaccination is a primary prevention of disease and has been strongly integrated into modern medicine. For generations, epidemics of measles, whooping cough or polio have been largely nonexistent from populations across the globe. However, there are still many parents who choose not to vaccinate their children and adults who are unaware of or unable to access vaccines that prevent infectious diseases. There are college students still being exposed to meningitis and even some people in the healthcare industry not staying current and questioning the efficacy of them. The purpose of this paper is to present some facts about vaccinations/immunizations, barriers to obtaining them and suggestions from research on how to overcome those barriers from a community health perspective.

Three reasons why it is important for people to get vaccinated are vaccine preventable diseases have not gone away, vaccines will keep you healthy, and your family and coworkers need you.

Vaccinations have proven time and time again to be an effective form of preventive medicine, but in recent research it has been associated with serious developmental problems. The controversy over whether childhood vaccines are actually the cause of these development issues has been an ongoing debate for 2 centuries and is even more prominent in society now as more research is becoming available to the public, even if some of it says there is no link between the two. Parents and guardians now also believe that their children’s immune systems will be able to fight off diseases naturally. With all the controversy of vaccinations, there are also ethical controversies dealing with childhood vaccinations. Vaccine ethical issues such as public

Throughout this essay, I will support that it is necessary and important for vaccinations to be given to all individuals who are able to receive them. First, I will give some background into what vaccines are and how they work to protect humans from disease. After that, I am going to state my argument for why vaccinations should be mandatory for certain people to receive and will display why vaccinations are greatly important. Then, I will address some objections that people have for choosing not to receive vaccinations. Finally, I will conclude why vaccines are important to human beings and society.

Dragging out the pet carrier, stuffing an annoyed pet inside, driving to the vet and getting a shot or two. This is a normal part of owning a pet, that has to happen every so often. While the pet is getting checked for any injuries or areas of concern, the vet will go over any out of date vaccinations. Usually, the pet will get the vaccinations the same day, or the owner will schedule a date soon. Vaccinations are essential to keeping a pet healthy. At face value, this seems simple enough, but new groups within the pet owner community are starting to boycott all vaccinations. Many believe that vaccinations cause the diseases they are supposed to prevent, and that vaccinations are not necessary for pet health.

Knowledge on vaccinations follow known definitions of science, and vaccines are found to be a safe and effective means of protecting people from contracting fatal diseases. The science of vaccinations follows the definitions of science by Ruse and Lakatos, as well as Laudan’s belief that the better-supported science should be considered. In terms of evidence that supports vaccination, Harker has shown that vaccines do not cause autism or weakened immune systems. Additionally, the PBS documentary, Vaccines – Calling the Shots, discusses the evidence that shows that vaccines do not cause autism as well as discusses why vaccines do not cause epilepsy, that vaccine injury is much rarer than it is thought to be, and the importance of

As a little kid I always feared going to the doctors. I dreaded the long, scary needles and being poked by them. Every time my mom told me I had to go to the doctors, I would immediately ask her if I had to get any shots. If she said yes, I would start crying, begging her not to take me and saying why are you doing this to me. Her response was always the same, saying I had to do this to stay healthy and it would only hurt for a little bit. At the time I never really understood what she meant, because I had been sick tons of times, so what good are these shots really doing for me. I thought if I missed some of the vaccines I would be fine and nothing bad would happen to me, but what would have really happened if my mom let me skip these vaccination

In contrast, a positive aspect of many people having vaccinations is herd immunity. Herd immunity is the occurrence where a large proportion of a specific population is vaccinated to provide them immunity, and as a result, it also gives some protection to the people of the population who have and yet developed immunity. This happens as the a large group of vaccinated individuals are protected from a virus and creates difficulty for the it to spread because there is only a small percentage of the population left that could be infected by the disease. It is a very crucial aspect of immunity for the community as the people who cannot receive vaccinations (i.e. people with weak immune systems, very young children and patients who are too ill)