Federal Regulation on Vaccinating School Children
More than 3 million people die every year from vaccine-preventable diseases. These diseases are spread due to lack of immunization in the community. In America, vaccination requirements vary by state and people are allowed to file for exemption for either medical, religious and philosophical reasons. Federal regulation requiring all students to be vaccinated upon entering any type of school program needs to be created and should only allow for medical exemptions and no other forms of denial to follow the regulations.
The simplest argument for the enforcement of vaccinations is that vaccines save the lives of children from preventable diseases. Schools do have “requirements” of their students to get certain vaccines, but the difficulty of obtaining a waiver is low. The American Academy …show more content…
The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) estimated that 732,000 American children were saved from death and 322 million cases of childhood illnesses were prevented between 1994 and 2014 due to vaccination.Vaccines also protect not only the individual, but the rest of society as well. "When enough people are vaccinated, viruses have trouble moving from host to host and cease to spread, sparing both the unvaccinated and those in whom the vaccination has not produced immunity." (Urista, Jacob) Vaccines have been proven time and time again that they save lives and help prevent outbreaks of diseases. Not only are they essential to a child’s health and well-being, they also save parents time and money. “According to a 2012 CDC study, cost their parents an average of 11 to 73 hours of wages (about $222 to $1,456) and $300 to $4,000 in medical expenses.”(Smith, Michael) Throughout history, vaccines have been essential to the health and wellness. Polio
More than 3 million people die every year from vaccine-preventable diseases. These diseases are spread due to lack of immunization in the community. In America, vaccination requirements vary by state and people are allowed to file for exemption for either medical, religious and philosophical reasons. Federal regulation requiring all students to be vaccinated upon entering any type of school program needs to be created and should only allow for medical exemptions and no other forms of denial to follow the regulations.
The simplest argument for the enforcement of vaccinations is that vaccines save the lives of children from preventable diseases. Schools do have “requirements” of their students to get certain vaccines, but the difficulty of obtaining a waiver is low. The American Academy …show more content…
The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) estimated that 732,000 American children were saved from death and 322 million cases of childhood illnesses were prevented between 1994 and 2014 due to vaccination.Vaccines also protect not only the individual, but the rest of society as well. "When enough people are vaccinated, viruses have trouble moving from host to host and cease to spread, sparing both the unvaccinated and those in whom the vaccination has not produced immunity." (Urista, Jacob) Vaccines have been proven time and time again that they save lives and help prevent outbreaks of diseases. Not only are they essential to a child’s health and well-being, they also save parents time and money. “According to a 2012 CDC study, cost their parents an average of 11 to 73 hours of wages (about $222 to $1,456) and $300 to $4,000 in medical expenses.”(Smith, Michael) Throughout history, vaccines have been essential to the health and wellness. Polio