Vaccinations And Its Effects On Children

Current vaccination rates in Queensland and Australia have dropped as parents have become more and more confused as to the real benefits and risks of vaccinations due to a plethora of information and misformation found on the internet. This essay will provide scientific information in support of immunization and include what a vaccination is, benefits of vaccinations, risks of not vaccinating, vaccine side effects and common misconceptions regarding vaccinations.

Whether or not to vaccinate yourself/ your child has become a very important question to ask yourself. With recent news of vaccinations having a possible link to autism and many other negative side effects, it has become increasingly more important to weigh the risks and the rewards of vaccinations. While this may be a risk, the risk of zero vaccinations worldwide would have an exponentially larger and more negative effect on the majority of the world. Vacinations are the key to achieving longevity in life not only for one person but for the whole of the human species. This leads one to ask “if everyone is vaccinated, what is the difference if I decide not to vaccinate due to inherit risks?”

Although the negative claims behind anti-immunization stances are deceptive and discredited, some parents find it difficult to accept that vaccines are necessary and safe. Many of these reasons are due to personal or religious beliefs that have persuaded parents to bypass immunizations for their children. Consequently, health officials are seeing disquieting rises of diseases that are easily preventable. The CDC (Center for Disease Control and Prevention) has reported hundreds of measles cases in the United States in 2011, the largest number in 15 years (Ben-Joseph, Elana). Essentially, almost all of these cases were in individuals who had not received a vaccine shot. Also found in the article was that a great amount of the quarrel over the shots comes from a 1998 study that tried to connect autism to a type of vaccine that defends against measles. However, there has been no scientific evidence that a vaccine or a combination of any of the shots induces autism. Undoubtedly, the doctor that wrote the article, calling vaccines a “deliberate fraud” ,lost his license for not submitting any evidence of his claim and causing people to neglect shots for that year. Sadly, due to that article, 1 in 4 parents still believe that vaccines are

Is it better to prevent a disease from ever being contracted, or to treat it after it has been contracted? Polio, measles, diphtheria, and tetanus are all diseases preventable by vaccination. They can cause intense pain and death if not prevented. In order to protect our future generations, children should be vaccinated.

“Vaccines do not cause autism: Pediatricians fight back against anti-science” purpose is to inform most and persuade others that vaccines, in fact do not cause autism. To begin the article the author stated how scary it is for parents with kids on the autism spectrum to hear of what may have caused it, especially if it is preventable. Though there are not many ways that autism is caused by occurrences that parents could have prevented, some parents still believe they could have stopped their child from being on the autism spectrum. Doing so by not getting their kid vaccinated, because of this false statement that autism is caused by vaccines. Pediatricians have continually tried to convince parents that vaccines do not cause autism, but are still met with denial. Doctors and pediatricians everywhere have reiterated profusely that vaccines are safe, and do not cause autism, ‘“Claims that vaccines are linked to autism, or are unsafe when

I have been reading disturbing reports that a growing segment of our society is deciding to refuse vaccinations and immunizations for their children. These children, when allowed to co-mingle with other children potentially come into contact with children who are immune-compromised due to immuno-suppressant therapy, cancer, chemotherapy, or immunodeficiency disease, not to mention newborns, who have not yet been immunized against dangerous communicable diseases. As a society, we must stand up to those who would threaten the public health with decisions which may well take us back to an age of high child mortality--a public health disaster. Failing to immunize your child enables them to spread preventable communicable diseases to

People continue to believe that vaccinations cause autism because of the way our mind is set up. Our mind is set up to come with a solution to a new problem based on our past information related to our current problem or based on our previous experience. In certain situations this can be used to our advantages. However it can lead us to ignore the other side of the coin, and we may draw conclusions based on little or no information available to us. We tend to hold to our beliefs even after finding out information that contradict our own beliefs. We do not want to admit that we are wrong. As a result, we look for evidences to support our own false beliefs instead of changing our beliefs. Several studies have

Vaccines, while known as the painful occurrence at the physicians visits of your childhood, are responsible for eradicating many of the deathly diseases of the past. While no child likes being stuck with a needle, guaranteed immunity to certain life altering diseases is worth the slight prick. Recent movements regarding vaccines has shed a negative light on vaccines, and if they continue to grow attention, may bring back some of the diseases that were the initial issue. Vaccines are a very helpful tool in todays world, and failure to accept them could result in very serious issues.

published a controversial study in British journal Lancet where he linked MMR vaccination to autism. (Should I include what his study was based on and results?) Years later, many other studies proved it wrong but mistrust of science and mistrust of government is still there (2011). For example, Phea Paul study stated that there is no evidence that autism is cause by any vaccine and therefore no reason for parents to deny a child protection in today’s vaccines offered (2009). His study shows that if comparing risks mathematically of death or disability as a result of not vaccination a child which are small, to the risks of causing an autism spectrum disorder by immunizing it increases significantly.

Congratulations, you vaccinated your child to protect them, you should feel proud, however, now they are experiencing trouble breathing. Could they be experiencing adverse reactions from the vaccines? Today, there are many vaccines, they are in such high demand that even a simple flu has a vaccine. Vaccines are created to protect us. The main function of vaccines it to build our immune system and fight against many bacterias. However, adverse reactions have become severe over the last couple of years, leaving some parents with no child. Therefore, parents shouldn’t be punished for not vaccinating their children because, vaccines can cause many adverse reactions and death in children.

Vaccines have saved millions of lives since they were first invented hundreds of years ago. But, they continue be a much debated topic among doctors and parents. Their benefits are often disputed because of so-called dangers related to their administration. Although vaccines are extremely effective, parents still have the power to decide if their children will receive them or not. As a result of parents choosing to not vaccinate their children, others may become ill and government spending increases.

which show there is no link between vaccinations and autism. Researchers have found there may

Nowadays, there are many vaccines invented by different scientists. Vaccines are so much in demand that even a simple flu has a certain vaccine. They have been invented to protect us. Its main function is to build our immune system and allow it to work against different kinds of bacteria. However instead of helping us fight against infection and certain diseases, vaccines can be the main cause of infection and diseases. Because of its live-attenuated organism, which means the pathogens were partially killed to lessen the harmful effects, it can still trigger an infection particularly with those who has a very weak immune system. Thus, vaccines should not be given to young infants because of their high risk of acquiring an infection that could eventually cause them long term effects. Rather, vaccinations should be delayed until the infant is a toddler (18 months to 3 years), and he has fully stabilized his immune system.

A vast number of diseases have devastated our country for ages. It was not until 1796 when Edward Jenner revolutionized medical technology, with the first record of vaccines. Vaccines have diminished these diseases going from very common to little or none. Setting requirements on vaccines will not assist the reduction or eliminate them, but will also protect our youth from the wide-spread variety of deadly diseases.

The controversy concerning vaccinations for children has been a debate for many years. A vaccine is defined as “a biological agent used to prevent very serious illnesses and diseases, such as smallpox, measles, influenza, tuberculosis, and hepatitis by injecting a weakened infectious organism into the human body” (Immunize For Good | Respect the Facts. Protect Your Child). When vaccines are given, the human body produces antibodies against the foreign substance, creating a defense mechanism for immunity to occur. With something so widely available, why are we always hearing on the news and in social media about children catching diseases and sometimes dying from them. Why is this happening when all of these diseases are so easily preventable by receiving a simple vaccine. Why aren’t parents getting their children vaccinated? Is it for religious beliefs or because of the “anti-vaccine radicals” spreading false accusations against the FDA. Why would anyone rather let their child be able to catch and spread a deadly disease then have them Immunized? Whatever their reason may be, does it truly qualify to be the reason why parents are putting their child above the public good?