Vaccination Provision For The United States

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

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.

Parents have the power to solve the issue but still choose not to. Even if a parent wanted to vaccinate his or her child, it could still become sick because a child that was old enough to receive their vaccinations wasn’t vaccinated. People also argue that the ingredients in vaccines are harmful and toxic. There are toxic ingredients in vaccines, but they are harmless in the amount that is given to the child. In fact, children receive more aluminum from breast milk then they do vaccines. Finally, vaccines save the government copious amounts of money in societal cost. Between 1994 and 2014 the government was estimated to save around 1.38 trillion dollars in societal cost including savings from preventing lost productivity due to disability and early death. Similarly, the Unites States saves about 27 dollars for every one dollar invested in the DTaP (Diphtheria, Tetanus, and Whooping cough) vaccinations.

There is a culture among us, in life and in healthcare, that seems to be growing rapidly. Many parents are choosing to not vaccinate their kids against potentially fatal or life-altering illnesses. But, why? What is the reasoning for something that could be so detrimental to the well-being of their child(ren)?

I agree great response Sarah! Very informative post. Kayley I agree with you that it's kind of dumb that parents are opting out of vaccinating their children. Vaccinations have been around for a while now and they have helped more than they have harmed. I think some parents are jumping on the fad of not vaccinating their children because in the last few years it has been in the media and there are a few celebrities who are against vaccinating and I feel like they do have some influence on people. I also don't believe vaccinations are linked to problems and people are just looking for a reason why problems happen to their children and feel like they need an explanation and why not blame it on vaccinations.

There is much debate to whether or not children should or shouldn’t be vaccinated. Every day there are many children and even adults who have died from diseases that could have been prevented before they came up. Immunizing our children is important so that they will stay healthy and so will other children around them. Children are at the most risk for developing diseases when they are growing up. They will play amongst other children and can potentially bring home germs and a common cold. Nowadays, many diseases are being eliminated since parents and their children are being vaccinated. If parents decided against vaccinating their children, there could be some serious consequences. Diseases can be spread and there can even be fatalities if the diseases were left untreated. Vaccinations are extremely important because lives would be risked every single day by many parents deciding against vaccinations for their children. They should also be mandatory for every child, even if they do not attend schools. Parents protect their children from many things; diseases should be one of them.

Members of our community should become properly vaccinated for many reasons. One reason is that by getting properly vaccinated they are protecting the people around them and themselves. Also by getting vaccinated the amount of people who are at risk of getting a communicable disease are greatly reduced. That is why it’s

Vaccinating does not only keep your child from getting sick, but also any one else’s child that they come in contact with whether the other child is an infant too young to get a vaccination, or children whose parent chooses not to vaccinate. The risks of not vaccinating are not only that your child may get a virus that could have been prevented but also that they will spread that virus to people who are also not vaccinated or are too young to vaccinate. People may think that certain vaccines are not needed because no one has had measles in the U.S. for a long time but that’s only due to the high vaccination rates we previously had. People might also say that vaccines can cause Guillain Barré Syndrome, or anaphylaxis. The Gullain Barré Syndrom

Mothers who are vaccinated are protecting their unborn children from viruses that could cause birth defects. Protecting future generations is vital in order to try and exterminate disease. The dangers of not vaccinating include exposing the individual child to disease, and also exposing other vulnerable people who may have compromised immune systems or not are eligible for vaccination. By receiving a vaccination you are limiting a future outbreak. Disease has been a problem for as long as mankind has been around. By making vaccinations mandatory for schools in every state we as a whole will be much healthier and less likely to get sick. 93% of children between the ages of 19-35 months have gotten the vaccine for Polio and the causes for that disease have decreased by 99%. In today’s world our medicine and science is getting much better. One of the first vaccines created was for smallpox. A man named Edward Jenner discovered that by taking the right amount of the live virus cowpox (vaccinia) and injecting it into his patients they did not catch smallpox. Like most things, the right dosage of a vaccine can prevent people from getting sick. The fact that vaccines have nearly gotten rid of some deadly diseases is a reason why getting vaccinated is important. With better education and information, people who choose not to vaccinate their children can be encouraged to consider vaccination, which will benefit both their families and society as a whole.

Another reason people do not get their children vaccinated is because of risks associated with getting the vaccinations. Scary examples of some of the side effects associated with vaccinations include: seizures, brain damage, high fevers and even death. Let’s take the vaccine for hepatitis B as a good example. The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia states, “About one of every 600,000 doses of hepatitis B vaccine is complicated by a severe allergic reaction called anaphylaxis. The symptoms of anaphylaxis are hives, difficulty breathing and a drop in blood pressure. On the other hand, every year about 5,000 people die soon after being infected with hepatitis B virus. According to Car Accident Statistics from Edgar Snyder and Associates,” Each year, almost 250,000 children are

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.

CHILDHOOD vaccination should be mandatory for all children. Children who are not immunised should not be allowed to attend state funded schools and preschools because they’re risking the health of all kids. If you are vaccinated, you have a much lower chance of getting any disease for which you've been vaccinated. In a recent measles outbreak, 80% of the population was vaccinated and accounted for 3% of the measles cases; 20% was unvaccinated or incompletely vaccinated and accounted for 97% of the cases. So why not vaccinate your child?

Our parents who liked during this time of the world, mostly worry about illness and the fear of it. They think getting vaccinated helps ease tension and cut back on communicable illnesses at the same time. “Due to CDC (Centers for Disease Control) they recommend that you get 29 doses of 9 vaccines for children until age six. Although there is no current law requiring certain immunizations for children here are still rules to enter public schools” (vaccines.procon.org) According to benefits vs. Risks “When it comes down to it there are many benefits that comes When getting your child vaccinated. Saving a life, decreasing the rate of diseases, safe, and they are cost effective. These are just the main reasons why it will be good for you to be yourself and your child vaccinated” (immunizeforgood.com). another great point about getting a shot is it can protect you when you travel. According to New Health Advisor, “It protect you from traveling simply because a disease, like the measles no longer exists in the U.S does not mean that it does not exist anywhere else. When receiving your shot, it protects you from any illnesses that may catch somewhere else” (newhealthadvisor.com). an important factor to think about is that it can save future generations. According to Procon.org, “vaccinated mothers protect their unborn children from viruses that could cause birth defects and vaccinated communities can help stop disease for future diseases”

It used to be that vaccinations were considered a normal part of childhood, right along with loosing teeth and toilet training. However, in recent years vaccinations have become an extremely hot button issue, with many parents actually choosing not to vaccinate their children. The idea seems preposterous considering how many people were left with twisted backs, and withered limbs due to polio, or the amount of deaths as a result of measles. To see someone who has been left in an iron lung from a disease that is now preventable, and still choose not to prevent the disease seems absolutely asinine, and yet many parents are doing just that. Sadly, much of the fear of vaccines stems from Dr. Andrew Wakefield, and his fraudulent research that

Throughout the world children vaccinations are a conserval thing in the medical field. Having vaccines helps decreases the amount of harmful virus cases. People in America have the resources to get these vaccinations. By the age of two a child can be protected from 14 different pathogens (CDC). These 14 vaccinations can help control the outbreak of diseases throughout the country all starting at a young age. Also, from the CDC they reported that rom 19-35 months only 72.2% do the combined 7 vaccine series. This series consists of Diphtheria, Polio, Measles, Haemophilus influenzae type b, Hepatitis B, Chickenpox and the Pneumococcal conjugate vaccine In other countries they do not have the same resources we do here. Due to an increase in vaccinations now in America people are living until 82 years old compared to people back in 1975 the life expectancy was 72.6 years old (CDC). So for us to protect our children we are protecting other people who cannot get these vaccines.