Vaccination Safety And Necessity Has Been Debated For Years

However, Jenner’s invention became a common practice only a few years after he released it to the public, and according to The Hutchinson Unabridged Encyclopedia, “By 1890 smallpox had virtually been eradicated from Britain.” (“Jenner, Edward (1749-1823)”) From the information about the first vaccination, we can see that vaccinations have been proven to eliminate deadly diseases, whether they receive opposition or not. Without immunizations, we would be overcome with diseases, such as smallpox, polio, and measles.

Edward Jenner was an English scientist, who was the pioneer in creating the first smallpox vaccine in May 14, 1796. He managed to create the vaccine but was done what is now considered to be unethical. He noticed that all the people who was exposed to cowpox, especially people who milked cows, never got smallpox. This was a major observation. Cowpox was a disease in cows that gave them blisters and bumps on the skin of the cow and then transferred to humans who worked with the cows, like smallpox but not lethal. The people who caught the disease got well in 2 weeks and then however many times exposed to smallpox, never caught the disease. Edward Jenner thought that exposure to cowpox, prevented smallpox, so he decided to experiment, on humans.

First, in 1796, a doctor named Edward Jenner performed the very first vaccination. “Taking pus from a cowpox lesion on a milkmaid’s hand, Jenner inoculated an eight-year-old boy, James Phipps. Six weeks later Jenner variolated two sites on Phipps ' arm with smallpox, yet the boy was unaffected by this as well as subsequent exposures” (Minna & Markel, 2005)& (Cave, 2008). The first vaccination allowed people to recognize that it was beneficial for their health. It provided the base for the rest of the variations of vaccinations to come. Vaccinations began with the notion that it is rooted in the science of immunology. Throughout history, there have been many variations of this first vaccine for things such as small pox, mumps, malaria and guinea worm. (The College of Physicians of Philadelphia, n.d.)

In today’s society, we believe that everything is up for debate, and that every topic can be opinionated. We like to have the power to make our own choices regardless of facts, just because we feel the pressure of being told what to do. We are lazy to learn the truth, but yet we are ready to choose sides and strongly argue about it. We see it every day on the news, in politics, sports, social media, online forums, school, etc. In his article, “Not Up for Debate: The Science Behind Vaccination”, published in September of 2015, Professor Aaron E. Carroll argues that the issue with vaccinations is more than just choosing to do it or not. Carroll jumps right into his discussion of the “Not up for debate” regarding people’s claims tying vaccines to autism, the choice not to, and officials backing them up. He explains how this argument stems from incorrect information, inadequate studies and research, and poor education about the facts and data about the vaccines, which leads to the stubborn belief that vaccinations should be banned.

The controversy over vaccination has two sides, the one side believes that vaccines are a crucial part in saving lives. The other side, believes that vaccination do more harm then good. This controversy over vaccination has been going on since the introduction of vaccine. Vaccines were introduced to the medical community in the 1800’s by a physician named Edward Jenner. The controversy really started with the Vaccination Act of 1840, which made vaccines free for the poor. In 1853 the Compulsory vaccination Act was passed, that made all infants under three months of life, and if not done you were to pay a fine. The anti-vaccination league challenged the law, because they felt that the compulsory vaccination act challenged there basic rights

There are many reasons why a person should be properly vaccinated. Reason number one if someone is not vaccinated then they can put other people they come in contact with at risk even if the other person is vaccinated. Reason number two even though some vaccination can be harmful to your body they have a greater chance of helping you then they do of actually hurting you. Reason number three when you don’t get vaccinated you are putting yourself at risk of contracting an illness that may be life threatening. If you don’t get vaccinated you are putting not only yourself at risk for harmful illness’s you are putting those around you at rick.

The first vaccinations were made by an Edward Jenner, who made a vaccine for smallpox; The disease was later eradicated because of the precautions of the vaccine. Although it is not mandated by the US, it is still strongly advised. People who are for vaccinations say that, “vaccination is safe and one of the greatest health developments of the 20th century. They point out

The term “herd immunity” became a common phrase as the debate surrounding mandating vaccines continues to grow. The modern vaccination debate often appears to focus on the effectiveness of vaccines as many media sources affirmed or denounced a potential correlation between autism and vaccines. Although these stories about autism and vaccines became headlines, the history of mandating vaccines addresses the authority of the government to distinguish between individual concerns and the common good. The current now ultimately focuses on examining the authority of the government to distinguish between individual concerns and the common good rather than the effectiveness of vaccines.

Living in an environment where we are prone to many viruses, it’s very important that one take the proper precautions or considerations to control the risk of getting affected. However, when utilizing the ability of not becoming infected, one may question the fact weather there’s an actual effective form of prevention or not. To clarify the uncertainty, over many years one of the most strategic methods that have been used for the control and preventions of viruses are vaccinations. A vaccination takes advantage of one’s body natural ability to primarily learn how to eliminate almost any disease causing germ or microbe that affects it. Therefore vaccinations are considered one of the most effective ways to prevent severe outcomes initiated by viruses.

Vaccines, a topic that remains a debated and contentious issue not only in the media but also in the homes of many, which is partly as a result of the comments made in the recent Republican primary debate in regards to this issue. Both Donald Trump and Ben Carson expressed their concern about the problematic vaccines schedules that are currently in place in the U.S. Today, children are required to get an average of thirty vaccines by the age of eighteen and fourteen of them before the age of two, where as years ago it was only about ten throughout childhood. Thankfully, since this is such a high amount no doctor is allowed, said by the CDC in 1983, to give a child more than four shots at a time. Dr. Ben Carson, a pediatric neurosurgeon, states, “It is true that we are probably giving way too many [vaccinations] in too short a period of time. And a lot of pediatricians now recognize that, and, I think, are cutting down on the number and the proximity in which [they] are done” (Carson, CNN). Donald Trump backs Dr. Carson in his concern as Trump agrees that spreading the vaccine schedule out will lower concern and possibly even side effects that put parents in fear for vaccines. It’s clearly a matter of public concern.

Vaccinations and immunization have been proven to be effective towards diseases thus not leading to fatalities or serious effects towards the human body, risk of side effects from vaccines outweigh the risk of contracting the disease.

Edward Jenner was an english Physician and Scientist who developed the very first vaccine, the smallpox vaccine. He is known to be the “The Father of Immunology” and the pioneer of the smallpox vaccine.

Vaccines were introduced by Edward Jenner who created the first successful vaccine against smallpox. He discovered vaccine by his observation that milkmaids who previously have caught the cowpox virus which is caused by touching an infected cows udders which developed the same pustule on their hands. Cowpox is similar to smallpox however it is a weakened and mild version

Edward Jenner, born on May 17, 1749, was an Egyptian physician and scientist who discovered the immunizations system and vaccine. He was one the first to record the first vaccination for the deadly smallpox disease. In the article ¨Who invented Vaccinations?¨, it explains how many were discovering the vaccines, but only one had recorded the process (para1). Although hundreds of scientists had been looking for a cure, they all had ideas on how to find it, but were all proven after Jenners. All sicknesses can be prevented by the various vaccinations that exist now and for that reason there has been lower death

There has always been an ongoing controversy of whether or not vaccines are safe to use for the protection against infectious diseases or if inhibits the development for certain disorders from the vaccine itself. Individuals who support vaccination believe that this form of protection is the most effective yet safest method to prevent lethal infectious diseases. According to ProCon.org (2017), one of the main reasons supporting vaccination is the eradication of lethal diseases such as smallpox, poliomyelitis, diphtheria, mumps, measles and rubella.