The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) estimated that 732 thousand American children were saved from death, and 322 million cases of childhood illnesses were prevented from 1884 to 2014 due to vaccination (“Vaccines”). Massachusetts was the first US state to make a law stating it was mandatory to vaccinate school children in 1855. Now, all 50 states require vaccinations for children entering public schools but, no federal law exists. All 50 states will permit medical exemptions, 48 allow exemptions for religious reasons, and only 19 states allow exemptions for philosophical reasons (“Vaccines”). It should be mandatory to have been vaccinated to go to school. Vaccines save children's lives and the lives of future generations. According
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They also feel that vaccines cause autism. There are definitely risks involved but the benefits are greater than the harm. Major medical organizations state that vaccines are safe including The Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The World Health Organization (WHO) states, “vaccines are some of the safest medical products available.” Adverse reactions to vaccines are extremely rare. “It is 100 times more likely to be struck by lightning than have a serious allergic reaction to the vaccine that protects you against measles,” said a Chief Medical Correspondent for CNN. Vaccines are safe and there is no reason for people not to get them (¨Vaccines¨).
Vaccines should be mandatory for children to go to school. Vaccines save millions of children's lives by preventing disease. They protect future generations by preventing mothers from passing disease to their unborn children. Vaccines protect “the herd” by preventing outbreaks of a disease. Vaccines are beneficial because they help to eliminate childhood deaths and protect future generations. It should be mandatory to have been vaccinated to go to
They also feel that vaccines cause autism. There are definitely risks involved but the benefits are greater than the harm. Major medical organizations state that vaccines are safe including The Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The World Health Organization (WHO) states, “vaccines are some of the safest medical products available.” Adverse reactions to vaccines are extremely rare. “It is 100 times more likely to be struck by lightning than have a serious allergic reaction to the vaccine that protects you against measles,” said a Chief Medical Correspondent for CNN. Vaccines are safe and there is no reason for people not to get them (¨Vaccines¨).
Vaccines should be mandatory for children to go to school. Vaccines save millions of children's lives by preventing disease. They protect future generations by preventing mothers from passing disease to their unborn children. Vaccines protect “the herd” by preventing outbreaks of a disease. Vaccines are beneficial because they help to eliminate childhood deaths and protect future generations. It should be mandatory to have been vaccinated to go to