Vaccinations warrant the most immediate attention. Vaccines are purposefully to produce immunity to resist a disease without developing the actual symptoms. It also serves to save many lives and protect several cases of serious illness. Children and adolescents through the ages from birth to 18 years old are at high-risk to several diseases. The recommended type of routinely vaccines include: Varicella, Hepatitis A and B, Pneumococcal conjugate, DTaP, Influenza, and many more (Understanding Vaccines, n.d.). Vaccination rates are now very high. With the advent of newly feared biological threats, emerging infections, and bacterial resistance to common antibiotics, immunizations are assuming an increasingly important role in maintaining the health of billions of people worldwide (Understanding Vaccines, n.d.). However, one of the current issues in health care organization are parents aren’t having their children vaccinated especially Measles, Mumps, and Rubella (MMR) because they think it is linked to autism.
Every person is different. Any disease or infection and such manifests in every person differently. Autism spectrum …show more content…
The benefits of the MMR vaccination outweigh any potential risks. "From my personal experience I have all of my immunizations completed from birth to now and I grew up without any complications. I can also say the same thing for my siblings, cousins, and friends. Though one of my cousins, Mindy, is diagnosed with autism where she has repeatable behavior patterns, unable to communicate, and lack social skills. Mindy developed symptoms for autism around the age of 3. For a fact, her autism was not the apparent cause of vaccinations. I believe it was inherited from her mother’s side of family medical history conditions. Some of the family members have autism or have related