Argumentative Essay On Vaccine And Autism

Knopf, Alison. “MMR vs. Austism: A False Choice.” The Brown University Child and Adolescent Behavior Letter, April 2015 Supplement, Vol. 31: 1-2. Academic Search Complete. Web.

Through the development of this investigation I have explored the variety of ways of finding information, In addition, I have faced some of the challenges that historians faced. First and foremost one of the primary sources which I used-- “Vaccine War” an interview featuring Jenny McCarthy was raw information, meaning that it was one of a few stories of concerns parent who told media they had believed that the vaccine was the cause autism in their children. Although this interview does raise questions and include evidence both firsthand and handed down; it is not reliable in a sense that it has almost no scientific foundation. Unlike scientist who have a constant result that never changes, historians on the other side will get different stories

Introduction A young mother and father look in on their small frail daughter lying listlessly in her bed. Feverish, sweaty, and lethargic, she peaks up at her parents pleading for the pain to go away. Her glands are swollen and her body is hot, her beautiful skin welted in red. The note from school warned of an outbreak of rubella measles.

To vaccinate or not to vaccinate? That is the question. Vaccination has sparked heated debate since its development amongst the following groups; parents, naturopaths, medical professionals, etc. Fuel has been added to the fire of the vaccine debate by the media and anti-vaxxer fear mongering tactics, making it hard for those considering vaccination, to decipher fact from myth. It is vital that we first understand the facts rather than believing the latest rumor before making an informed decision to vaccinate or not.

The main point of the article was to debunk the five myths surrounding why vaccines cause autism. Those are the dangers of mercury, the amount of evidence to support the correlation between vaccines and autism, any other explanations, government over up, and it’s no different than any other controversy. Throughout most of the article there are not many studies or documents to help support the claims. There was one experiment in Denmark where the thimerosal was removed from all vaccines and autism rates continued to climb, and is was also true for Sweden as well. Also, there was a study done showing there was an inverse effect to problems with hyperactivity and motor

In the article Vaccines and the Great Denial; the author provides many evidence

This was apparent in our assigned reading of, Tara Hills’ Blog, the Scientific Parent. Her fear and misinformation of vaccinations and ultimately her trust in google created, as what I thought to be a divide between the right thing to do, her pride and loss of control of her family, by choosing to forego the recommend vaccination requirements. But what she

Vaccination Nation is about the controversy of vaccinations causing autism. The United States federal court denied any link between autism and vaccines, more specifically the MMR vaccine. Vaccines causing autism has been the talk on news, celebrities and magazines. Despite scientist denying that there is no connection this topic has gained several legal claims against vaccines. This has led parents into panic about autism.

News Flash! Recent outbreaks of what the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) call vaccine-preventable diseases demonstrate the effects of the anti-vaccination movement. “Antivaxxers” as they’ve come to be called, as noticed on this author's Facebook page, are a population of parents who make a conscious decision not to vaccinate their children. The goal of this paper is to shed some light on the Antivaxxers, their arguments for choosing not to vaccinate their children, and research that proves the Antivaxxers’ theories are wrong. After all, vaccines aren’t something to be concerned about, they are proven to be effective.

His paper claimed, “In eight children, the onset of behavioral problems had been linked, either by the parents or by the child's physician, with measles, mumps, and rubella vaccination,” suggesting a link between the MMR vaccine and autism. His work has since been discredited and he was stripped of his license in 2010 by the U.K.’s General Medical Council for ethical violations and failure to disclose potentially competing financial interests (Ziv). Despite this new evidence, parents still choose to believe that the MMR vaccine is

Past experience with other vaccines introduced forty years ago has presented some complications of intussusception and sporadic paralytic poliomyelitis. Small risk of individual vaccines is always considered when weighing the risk and benefits to preventing a spread of a disease to the greater population. Speculations of linking autism and type 1 diabetes has increased creating a debate on the safety of the vaccines and potential effects. Certain side effects included: crying, fussiness, fever and in rare occasions, febrile seizures. The vaccine contains: formaldehyde, egg proteins, human albumin, aluminum, antibiotics, thimerosal, yeast proteins, and ethyl mercury.

When you speak to a person, who is anti-vaccination, the first three words out of their mouth are usually “Vaccinations cause autism!” This number one anti-vaccination argument, yet it has been proven wrong time and time again. How come this false statement is still used so religiously by anti-vaccination supporters? The theory that vaccines cause autism was first suggested in 1998 by Dr. Andrew Wakefield.

For example, some parents are reluctant to vaccinate their children against diseases like Hemophilic Influenza if they won’t be attending daycare. While daycares require this vaccine, this deadly disease is a threat to all children, even if they do not attend daycare (Bronfin 3). People who oppose mandatory vaccinations for public school children point out parents concerned with their children being around unvaccinated children could move their child to a private institution requiring immunization (Murphy 2). This reasoning would only add extra stress for families trying to find schools for their children and could cost parents more money than just being able to send their child to a free public school without fear. The next most controversial concern parents have regards the ingredients in some vaccinations.

Many people may think that vaccination is a bad thing, that instead of preventing it causes illness, that is not natural. Natural or not, there are many reasons as to why we should vaccinate us and the younger generation. Most of the time children don’t like vaccination because it hurt, but is the responsibility of a parent to seek the wellbeing of his or her child. Vaccination it’s a preventive measure of various diseases. Unfortunately, things like the anti-vaccination movement, the misinformation on the Internet, and the believe that vaccination causes more damage than is worth, have led our society to think that it’s right not to vaccinate.

Unfortunately, the anti-vaccination movement is becoming increasingly popular due to individuals’ unfounded fears and imagined consequences associated with the idea of purposely inserting a disease into one’s body. However, despite one’s beliefs, vaccines are essential not only to a person’s well-being, but to the health of those around them. Mandatory vaccinations do not cause autism; rather, they save lives while upholding values of