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The Pros And Cons Of Vaccines Save Lives

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Vaccination: It’s Worth a Shot 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. First off, vaccines can save many lives. Again, in a span of twenty years there were over 730,000 child lives saved by vaccines (“Vaccines”). If these children did not get vaccinated, there could have been many tragic deaths. In addition to preventing deaths, vaccines also save many people from dangerous diseases that have been know to become fatal. One example is the measles vaccine. Back in 1963, the measles virus infected over 500,000 people a year. Now with a great vaccine treating it, the number of people with measles in the US is down to under 70 a year, with only a few of which have died (Szabo). This is just one successful vaccine currently saving countless lives every year. Some other illnesses that have been mostly wiped out by vaccines include smallpox, polio, whooping cough, and meningitis C. Finally, there are many vaccines that have benefits that don’t include their intended effect, resulting in more saved lives. Scientists call these

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