High fevers, rashes, miserable coughs, and possibility of blindness or even death.Since the measle/ mumps/ rubella vaccine was invented these viruses have become a thing of the past as no one can list the risks and symptoms. However this preventative measure has been used less and less within Ashland, Oregon, which can also cause outbreaks to occur. A cluster of Ashland parents have chosen not to immunize their children, creating a dangerous community brewing with viruses ready to erupt. Misinformation circulating the internet cause these low vaccination rates but these effects can be reversed with legitimate evidence of risks and benefits of vaccines.
Discredited anti vaccine activist Andrew Wakefield’ research and movie “Vaxxed” have cause controversy on the measles vaccine’s safety . Wakefield tried to spread fraudulent research that the MMR vaccine causes autism in kids, causing parents to exempt from immunizations. These parents want their kids to be safe, and if the information they believe states that their kid might have autism (may get autism), of course they will be scared enough to not inoculate.the CDC and other credible sources have proven that his studies are completely false and biased against the government. …show more content…
For a vaccine to work its magic properly, at least 94% of the specific population needs to immunized. Ashland percentages in elementary school are as low as 41% in Willow Wind and only as high as 85% in Bellview, much lower than the recommended for herd immunity (Ashland). Herd immunity allows the 6% for kids unable to receive vaccine due to diseases, disorders, or religious beliefs, because higher rates create a better protective bubble against viruses. When exempting their kids for immunizations, anti-vaccine parents increase the probability of this protective bubble bursting and generating an outbreak that can even affect those
Discredited anti vaccine activist Andrew Wakefield’ research and movie “Vaxxed” have cause controversy on the measles vaccine’s safety . Wakefield tried to spread fraudulent research that the MMR vaccine causes autism in kids, causing parents to exempt from immunizations. These parents want their kids to be safe, and if the information they believe states that their kid might have autism (may get autism), of course they will be scared enough to not inoculate.the CDC and other credible sources have proven that his studies are completely false and biased against the government. …show more content…
For a vaccine to work its magic properly, at least 94% of the specific population needs to immunized. Ashland percentages in elementary school are as low as 41% in Willow Wind and only as high as 85% in Bellview, much lower than the recommended for herd immunity (Ashland). Herd immunity allows the 6% for kids unable to receive vaccine due to diseases, disorders, or religious beliefs, because higher rates create a better protective bubble against viruses. When exempting their kids for immunizations, anti-vaccine parents increase the probability of this protective bubble bursting and generating an outbreak that can even affect those