Vaccinations Are Safe And They Work

There appears to be an alarmingly large group of people that don’t mind exposing their children to serious harm; in recent years, many adults have decided against vaccinating their children. This is unusual, as vaccines are non-lethal, very safe protection for children; they are even cost-effective for their parents and are considerably safer for the entire family when these children are vaccinated routinely (Prosser, 1548). Jennifer Hamborsky of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention essentially describes vaccination as the administration of antigenic material to stimulate an individual 's immune system to develop adaptive immunity to a pathogen- and vaccination

“Sustaining high vaccination coverage among school-age children is vital to prevent outbreaks and avoid reestablishment of diseases that have been eliminated in the United States” (Zangger, 2017). Most of the articles found, stated a variety of issues involved with noncompliant parental decisions made about not vaccinating their children. Of these issues, to my attention, the main problem with compliance of vaccines comes from the lack of knowledge about adverse effects and contraindications. What parents are missing is the fact that these childhood diseases are totally preventable diseases. We also are seeing a lot of parents choose to use an alternative vaccination schedule (AVS) instead of what is recommended by the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) that leads to the same kind of issue (Committee on Practice and Ambulatory Medicine and council on the community, 2011). The studies show that parents have an increased likelihood of refusing to vaccinate due to the lack of education provided on the subject itself.

There are many reasons why parents should and should not vaccinate, however, and the “why’s” far outweigh the “why not’s”. A few reasons why include that it saves lives and it can reduce the spread of the disease, or eliminate it altogether. However, some unfortunate happenings of vaccination, is the miniscule chance that the vaccine doesn’t work, or has devastating side effects, such as anaphylactic shock.

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

In today 's world, many would like to think horrible illnesses and sometimes fatal diseases are not real. Sadly, these illnesses and diseases are very much real. Many of the world 's children die from diseases that can be prevented by a quick trip to the doctors office. There are many controversies when it come to vaccinating. More or less people make excuses not to vaccinate, but when everything breaks down, the benefits of vaccinating your children exceed the risks of not vaccinating your children. Many reasons include: illnesses are only a plane ride away, vaccinating is proven safe and effective, and vaccinations are at your disposal, and save you time and money

One of the risks of choosing to not vaccinate your child is that it doesn’t just affect their health; it potentially affects the health of those around them. For example, say your child does contract a disease such as measles and is in daycare or at the hospital being treated for it. In that time your child could potentially spread the disease to other children that are either unprotected because they aren’t old enough to receive the vaccine yet, or have compromised immune systems due to something such as cancer or someone suffering from kidney failure and they are unable to receive any live vaccines, or children who have received the vaccine and still have a low immunity against the disease. Choosing to vaccinate your child will protect people around your child, and that’s the ultimate goal with vaccines is to protect the health of the general public.

Introduction: Vaccines are attributed to saving millions of lives in the United States, yet many parents refuse to protect their child from potentially dangerous diseases. With the accessibility of technology, it is easy to see how the anti-vaccine movement can persuade parents, but many find out the hard way the lack of evidence to support this trend. By understanding the sole purpose and statistical evidence supporting the effectiveness of vaccines, one can conclude our world is a much better place because of vaccines. Therefore, because vaccines are safe and effective, it is crucial for all children to be immunized.

There are numerous reasons parents give for not vaccinating their children or as to why they delay them. Aside all the excuses, the real fact is simple, vaccinations save lives and a child 's

Immunizations play a vital role in every parent’s life with the majority of us decide that vaccinating our children is the best option, while others believe it might not be the right choice. The first major concern parents have with immunizations is the health and safety of their child. Thoughtlessly complying with all the recommended vaccines may cause negative effects on our children and brings up the question: is complying with these recommendations the best for our children? When I had my children I was in my early twenties and did not realize that we had a choice on whether our children had to be vaccinated or not. I basically just did whatever the doctor said they needed. Although I might not have known a lot about this before, I still believe that our children should get most of the vaccinations that are suggested however there may be one or two that are not really necessary. As the amount of unimmunized children grows so does the outbreak of diseases. In this paper I will discuss the reasons as to why the outbreaks are growing and why it is

The leading reason children go unvaccinated is due to the number of parents that simply refuse to let their child get the immunizations. Some parents won’t vaccinate their child due to their own obtaining legally binding self-belief against the vaccinations. Although, some children do not get vaccinated because of allergies or a compromised

First of all, there is no doubt that vaccine works well to avoid the diseases. By comparing, some serious diseases can kill million of people once, and they spread quickly. Therefore, it is difficult to stop them as they start spreading. However, the vaccination becomes useful and efficient way to against this kind of disease. Polio is one example of the great impact that vaccines had have in the United States. Polio was once America’s most-feared disease, causing death and paralysis across the country, but today, because of vaccination, there reports of polio become less and less, even none of them.

If you had the option to save a child from a life-threatening disease, could you imagine choosing not to do so? Every year thousands of parents choose not to vaccinate their children from diseases like polio, whooping cough, and other life-threatening diseases. One simple decision to not vaccinate a child runs the risk of potentially infecting other children that are too young to receive the vaccination yet. It is because of this potential danger that I am in favor of the mandation of childhood vaccines. Does it really seem right that one parent’s decision can put a whole community of children at risk? Vaccinations save children 's’ lives, protect large groups of children through herd immunity and can eradicate diseases such as

It is generally recognized that the increase in life expectancy and an increase in the world population in the twentieth century is largely due to a decrease in morbidity and mortality from infectious diseases. The contribution of vaccination in these processes is undeniable. The high efficiency of vaccination in the prevention of communicable diseases is largely determined by the fact that the ideas of vaccination prevention were developed by many generations of scientists and practitioners.

Whether to vaccinate or not to vaccinate our children has recently become a debatable and controversial issue amongst parents and activists alike. There are many people who believe there is a greater risk in vaccinating their children due to the side effects, including seizures, paralysis, and in some cases, death although a very small percentage of children actually experience these side effects. Vaccines help prevent deadly diseases by preparing the body to fight off the illnesses when and if they occur. Children should be required to be up to date on all vaccinations to attend public schools, although many parents and religious groups do not agree(Song, 2014). Allowing children to attend public school unvaccinated should not be condoned, the parents are putting their child as well as other children at risk of contracting a disease.

Parents should have the exclusive authority to make medical decisions on behalf of their minor children. Informed parents have the responsibility to refuse or discontinue treatments, even those that may be life-sustaining. This right extends to opting-out of vaccinations when in the best interests of the child. Although, these rights are being challenged. In addition, those parents choosing to opt-out of the vaccination program for their children are facing sanctions, ridicule as well as ostracized. A published article in, Pediatrics, confirm what other studies have suggested: “Anti-vaccine sentiment in the United States appears strongest among educated, wealthier white families. All 50 states have legislation requiring specified vaccines for students. Although exemptions vary from state to state, all school immunization laws grant exemptions to children for medical reasons.”