Max D’Souza
Mrs. Chandler
English 1
18 March 2017
Should the government mandate vaccinations and sacrifice liberty and choice for public health? Most people agree that vaccinations should be mandated throughout our daily lives for instance, "the most striking finding from a review of the past decade of pro-vaccination efforts is that nothing has been proven to be more than marginally effective. These well-meaning studies and initiatives have remained too far removed from the issues at the core of this public health crisis, and as a result, have produced little actionable insight. We simply do not know how to make people who are against vaccinations come around to trust and accept the science behind them." We need to find a way to show everyone …show more content…
Research and studies show the possible negative outcomes for families who do not vaccinate their children, for instance a child with a vaccine-preventable disease can be denied attendance at schools or child care facilities. Also a more severe issue with not getting vaccinations is that “some vaccine-preventable diseases can result in prolonged disabilities and can take a financial toll because of lost time at work, medical bills or long-term disability care,” so if you do not get your child vaccinated they could have set backs holding them back in life financially and physically, while holding yourself back as well. In contrast, getting vaccinated against these diseases is a good investment and usually covered by insurance. “The Vaccines for Children program is a federally funded program that provides vaccines at no cost to children from low-income families.” Because of this there really should be no argument against vaccines, but some claim vaccines are unnecessary because some diseases that vaccines target are relatively "harmless" to humans. Some families also have a small claim expressing the thought that the government should not intervene in personal medical choices. Pro-Vaccine argue that by not getting vaccinated, people reduce the effectiveness of herd immunity, endangering the lives of those …show more content…
Not vaccinating children puts them in danger in public and private environments, this evidence showing that all children should be vaccinated to be kept healthy and well in these environments drives home the fact that vaccinations should be mandatory. Vaccines do have some disadvantages, but they mainly help keep everyone safe and healthy while preventing disease. There is an overwhelming amount of positives about mandating vaccinations that it should not even be hard to decide whether or not to mandate
Mrs. Chandler
English 1
18 March 2017
Should the government mandate vaccinations and sacrifice liberty and choice for public health? Most people agree that vaccinations should be mandated throughout our daily lives for instance, "the most striking finding from a review of the past decade of pro-vaccination efforts is that nothing has been proven to be more than marginally effective. These well-meaning studies and initiatives have remained too far removed from the issues at the core of this public health crisis, and as a result, have produced little actionable insight. We simply do not know how to make people who are against vaccinations come around to trust and accept the science behind them." We need to find a way to show everyone …show more content…
Research and studies show the possible negative outcomes for families who do not vaccinate their children, for instance a child with a vaccine-preventable disease can be denied attendance at schools or child care facilities. Also a more severe issue with not getting vaccinations is that “some vaccine-preventable diseases can result in prolonged disabilities and can take a financial toll because of lost time at work, medical bills or long-term disability care,” so if you do not get your child vaccinated they could have set backs holding them back in life financially and physically, while holding yourself back as well. In contrast, getting vaccinated against these diseases is a good investment and usually covered by insurance. “The Vaccines for Children program is a federally funded program that provides vaccines at no cost to children from low-income families.” Because of this there really should be no argument against vaccines, but some claim vaccines are unnecessary because some diseases that vaccines target are relatively "harmless" to humans. Some families also have a small claim expressing the thought that the government should not intervene in personal medical choices. Pro-Vaccine argue that by not getting vaccinated, people reduce the effectiveness of herd immunity, endangering the lives of those …show more content…
Not vaccinating children puts them in danger in public and private environments, this evidence showing that all children should be vaccinated to be kept healthy and well in these environments drives home the fact that vaccinations should be mandatory. Vaccines do have some disadvantages, but they mainly help keep everyone safe and healthy while preventing disease. There is an overwhelming amount of positives about mandating vaccinations that it should not even be hard to decide whether or not to mandate