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    Many wonder if children should have mandatory vaccines. Currently children are not mandated to receive all vaccines, however since schools require that children have certain vaccines are necessary to enroll children in school. Shots like the flu vaccine are not required for enrollment, but they are recommended. There are many types of vaccinations that children can receive those are attenuated (weakened), killed (inactivated), Toxoid vaccines, Conjugate vaccines. Attenuated vaccines are live but

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    Immunization is one of the methods used to ensure the non-development of many childhood diseases, such as whooping cough and measles. Immunization enables a child to develop better immunity to diseases, which were previously known to be fatal. It is, therefore, necessary to examine the impact that immunization has on society, particularly on children. A lot of considerations play a role in this matter. Religious beliefs can have a drastic effect such as leaders prohibiting vaccines and some cultures

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    When attending public school ideally, by the time your child is ready to attend kindergarten, they will have received all three hepatitis b vaccinations, tetanus vaccine, acellular pertussis vaccine (DTap), diphtheria vaccine, pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (pcv), inactivated poliovirus vaccine (Ipv), haemophilius influenzae type b vaccine (Hib), mumps, measles, and rubella (MMR) vaccines. These are the mandatory requirements to attend public schools in the United States. Many schools even require

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    Should vaccinations be mandatory for children to enter school? Now, there is no federal law that states children must be vaccinated, however in all fifty states public schools require it. With few exceptions for religious, philosophical, or medical reasons, parents who wish for their children to attend public school must vaccinate. The question of wither to vaccinate a child or not comes with a large ethical dilemma. Some people think taking away a parent right to choose to vaccinate or not is violating

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    Benefits of using dried onions Dried onion and garlic have many benefits and we find that dried onions and dried garlic have a very high demand due to their availability in all seasons of the year and the need for them in cooking, specially meat, because of their ability to give special and strong flavor, in addition to that dried onions and dried garlic give great flavors of salad and food in general Dried onions and dried garlic are preferred by some people because they do not have the time and

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    to travel. Immunization Requirements The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC, 2012) recommends that travelers be current on routine vaccinations including: Influenza Chicken pox Polio Measles/mumps/rubella (MMRP) Diptheria/pertussis/tetanus (DPT) In addition, the CDC recommends immunization against the following vaccine-preventable diseases: Hepatitis A Hepatitis B Typhoid Japanese encephalitis Rabies Finally, the CDC recommends taking an anti-malarial drug if the

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    Did you know that Before vaccines were invented lots of parents were surprised at the thought that future generations would be able to protect their children from many of the most serious childhood infections and diseases? After all, there was a time when diphtheria was one of the most feared childhood diseases, claiming more than 10,000 lives a year in the United States during the 1920s. But to this day some parents do not want their children to be exposed to the type of chemicals that the vaccines

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    The scientific name for the bacterium gonorrhea is Neisseria gonorrhoeae, also known as gonococci or gonococcus. It is a species of gram-negative spherical-shaped diplococci bacteria that is responsible for this disease. It is usually seen in pairs with neighboring sides flattened. The organism is usually found in the cell in a particular category of white blood cells with various shapes of nuclei, of the gonorrhea pustule exudates with humans as its only natural host. N. gonorrhoeae is highly

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    Vaccinations are among the most useful and fruitful means for securing the group's wellbeing and in addition making a safeguard look after general society including medicinal services experts. As future drug specialists, taking in the significance and conveyance of immunizations will enable us to ensure the overall population, geriatrics and particularly kids from genuine diseases and complexities. This inoculation course will enable us to advise our patients about the significance of immunizations

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    Pediatric vaccination programs have been implemented globally for decades due to the health benefits they can provide in preventing severe outbreaks of illness. A correlation can be made between the prevalence rates of preventable childhood diseases and factors such as hospitalization lengths, the diagnoses of co-morbidities, and the overall immunity of the local population to the areas where vaccination programs have been executed. Secondary sources were analyzed to collect supporting information

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