Pros And Cons To Vaccinate Children

http://vaccines.procon.org/#background ProCon.org. (2015, October 9). Vaccines ProCon.org. Retrieved from http://vaccines.procon.org/ According to this article which focuses on should any vaccines be a requirement for children, it brings up the point that although no federal law required vaccinations, however every state requires certain vaccinations in order to enter the public school system.

In the first article I read listed the vaccine laws for all fifty states, and the pros and cons of making it mandatory for every to get certain vaccines. Some of the pros where saving parents money in the long run if the child contracts an illness there is a vaccine for, they protect unborn children is a mother has gotten these vaccines, and they can save children’s lives. Come of the cons are there are ingredients that are morally wrong in some cultures, the Sid effects of these vaccines can have serious of fatal side effects, and some vaccines have harmful ingredients. There is a lot of concern among parents and schools because if student are going to school with another student who is not vaccinated there can be an outbreak of a certain

Vaccines, usualy in the form of a jag, can provide acquired immunity to potentialy debilitating or fatal diseases and infections. Not all of these jags are always 100% effective however, like wearing a helmet on a bike, they can provide life saving protection yet for some reason some parents are fighting against them. This may not seem like a large problem however with the election of the new President of the United States openly supporting anti-vaxers and the decreasing trust in medical profesionals and anything that is 'un-natural' it is becoming an impending danger. In America, most schools require a selection of Hepatitis B, Diphtheria, Tetanus

With most scientists and doctors, as well as a majority of the population believing that vaccinations are safe and effective, the few outliers have still managed to gain a large enough following to become noticed. The conflicting arguments over the ethicality of vaccine requirements, and vaccines in general, have sparked national interest. This interest has been held due to continuing issues, such as outbreaks of highly contagious childhood diseases. With these outbreaks possibly threatening those too young to be vaccinated, or who cannot be vaccinated for medical circumstances, many people believe vaccines should be required to protect public safety. Others believe that the possible negative side effects of vaccines greatly outweigh the positive ones, and want to be able to, as well as have the right to, choose not to vaccinate their child.

There has always been resistance against vaccination, even when it was first developed by Edward Jenner. Despite the millions of deaths that been avoided through the use of vaccines, people have always found ways to criticize this medical breakthrough. However, it was not until recently that the fear of vaccinations began to re-emerge and confuse the minds of the general population. With the growing concerns about vaccinations, parents are becoming more reluctant in vaccinating themselves and their children. Consequently, infectious diseases that were once contained (such as measles) are now resurfacing as outbreaks.

Vaccination or inoculation, despite its short history in the medical field, considers as one of the best ways to enhance the immune system and protect from a lot of deadly diseases. For example, it has decrease the number of hospitalized kids of acute gastroenteritis to 45% (Weinberg and Szilagyi, 2010). Among all other medical approaches, vaccine has the lowest side effects which makes it safer (Satcher, 1999). Thus, in all U.S’s 50 states, vaccination is mandatory for kids to be accepted in public school. The heath rate had become better since then and kids get vaccinated from time to time depends on the “disease of the year” However, since the vaccine law require a medical and/or agreement from the parents to vaccinate their children some

In 1796, after years of research, Edward Jenner used material from cowpox pustules to create immunity to smallpox. After 200 years of use and modifications to the vaccine, smallpox the disease has been eradicated. In general, the hope with vaccinations is eradication of all diseases that humans are susceptible to by inoculating everyone against these diseases. In 1885, Louis Pasteur developed a vaccine against rabies. Due to huge advances in science and technology, vaccines and anti-toxins against diphtheria, tetanus, anthrax, cholera, plague, typhoid, tuberculosis, and more were developed through the 1930s.[1] More followed in the mid twentieth century.

According to the researchers listed above, “although concerns were significantly more common among parents of under immunized children, many parents of fully immunized children demonstrated similar attitudes, beliefs, and behaviors, suggesting a risk to the currently high vaccination levels,” (p. 6). Like the results above, Deborah Gust and Allison Kennedy (2005) learned that the majority of parents agree that vaccines are safe and important but some still felt uneasy about vaccine safety and its usefulness. Still, seventy-three percent of parents believed vaccines are safe and eighty-six percent of parents believed vaccines are

Parents who don’t vaccinate their children put them and others at risk because it allows normally preventable disease to continue to spread. Vaccinations have been around since 1796 and have since helped

As a mom, I have always made sure my son was up to date with all of his vaccinations and never thought twice about it. I think now a lot of parents are thinking about what they allow their children to be injected with and many refuse to ever have them vaccinated. It is all up to what they believe is best for their kids and if that makes them feel like their child is safer then more power to them. However, when an un vaccinated child gets a disease that could have been prevented with a vaccine, and then comes in contact with an infant that is still way to young to receive any form of protection, that is when the issue starts.

If children are continually vaccinated, eventually that could lead to the complete eradication of the disease. By continuing to vaccinate now, eventually the upcoming generations could be at no risk of contracting the dangerous diseases. While there may be some speculation surrounding certain vaccinations, the vast majority of vaccination have been proven safe and effective. We are fortunate that in that the United States has the safest and the most effective vaccinations; all extensively tested. Whenever needed, the vaccinations are updated to make sure that they are still as safe as possible.

People have chosen not to get themselves or their children vaccinated since they were first available. There has always been controversy over vaccinations, they thought to be immoral or objectionable, and they are! Vaccines are unsafe, unnatural and unnecessary for the human population. Medical technology has improved in the last 100 years and so have our living conditions. Yet we have never been sicker, this is the first generation who will not out live their parents.

Let’s begin with how vaccinations have decreased the annual rates of our diseased, dead, and disabled. When an individual gets vaccinated, they not only protect themselves from getting sick, but they protect the people around them as well. Take measles for instance. The measles vaccine was introduced in 1963. According to the CDC, “Measles incidence and deaths began to decline in 1965 and continued a 33-year downward trend” (CDC, 2010, para. 11).

One single vaccination has the power to stop detrimental diseases from spreading, and because of this, their creation is considered one of the greatest medical triumphs of modern civilization. Many childhood diseases such as Measles, Mumps and Rubella were very common prior to vaccinations. However, thanks to the use of vaccinations, these diseases are now very rare. Vaccinations have become mandatory for children to enter schools, daycare, and preschools. The efficiency of these vaccinations is dependent on the amount of people who have become vaccinated in a population.

Vaccines are life savers, no doubt about it but in my opinion not enough research has been done to see if the current schedule and combination of vaccines being given is really safe. The risks are there but parents are not educated enough to know that they have a choice when it comes to having their child vaccinated. When I was given the schedule of when I need to have my son get his shots, I did not give it that much thought. I read the information about the vaccine being given but did not really do anything beyond reading. My mindset was the vaccines were approved so it must be safe.