The image above was taken from the article “Watch how the measles outbreak spreads when kids get vaccinated – and when they don't” written by Rich Harris, Nada Popovich and Kenton Powell. It illustrates how easy it is for children to pass measles to one another. Each little circle represents a community of children with a certain percent of immunization rate. The stimulation allows for the audience to be able to see how it is very easy for one child to infect another child with just the simple task of interacting. The higher the immunization rate is the harder it is for the illness to be passed on. Of course there is always a few failures in vaccines which can let the illness in the community but there is only a 1% chance of it actually happening.
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The website allows for the public to visit the site and view the trends of immunization during specific time periods. The highest immunization rate the United States has had was in 1988 where the percent rate was at 98%. In 2014 the immunization rate was at 91% (The World Health Organization). In order for measles to stay at bay the immunization rate has to be at 95% or higher. This graph is helpful due to the fact that it contains information that creates a visual that shows the increase and decrease in immunization rates in the United States or any other country. The United States has stated in the 90’s since 1996. But as more and more parents refuse to vaccinate their children the immunization rate will soon start to decrease and it's only a matter of time before measles will make it's way back into the immune system of our children. When The United States is compared to other countries like Iran, whose immunization rate is 99% ( as of 2014), their number of cases of measles is smaller. Iran had only 31 lab confirmed cases of measles while the United States had 644 lab confirmed cases (The World Health Organization). Vaccinations are beneficial and the numbers are there to prove …show more content…
Illness are rare because of vaccines. When more of the populations is refusing to get vaccinated the illness are being brought up again. For example, the article “Measles makes a comeback in America after Disney outbreak” written Philip Sherwell published in the Daily Telegraph discusses the most recent measles outbreak in California. The article addresses the fact that the measles outbreak which began in California has spread out of state. The California alone 59 cases were diagnosed. The number of measles cases has shown to have a correlation between increasing anti-vaccination rates. “42 of the 59 Californian cases have been linked to an outbreak last month[December 2014] at the park. The infected range in age from seven months to 70 and include five Disney workers. In the 34 cases where the vaccination status is documented, 28 patients had not been inoculated against measles.” (Sherwell). Which provides clear evidence that anyone is able to catch this illness no matter what age. This is what people tend to forget, getting vaccinated is not only protecting your children but the community that surrounds you. One helpful quote from the article states “ There is no specific treatment for measles and most people recover within a few weeks. But for poor and malnourished children and people with reduced immunity,measles can cause serious complications including blindness,
The website allows for the public to visit the site and view the trends of immunization during specific time periods. The highest immunization rate the United States has had was in 1988 where the percent rate was at 98%. In 2014 the immunization rate was at 91% (The World Health Organization). In order for measles to stay at bay the immunization rate has to be at 95% or higher. This graph is helpful due to the fact that it contains information that creates a visual that shows the increase and decrease in immunization rates in the United States or any other country. The United States has stated in the 90’s since 1996. But as more and more parents refuse to vaccinate their children the immunization rate will soon start to decrease and it's only a matter of time before measles will make it's way back into the immune system of our children. When The United States is compared to other countries like Iran, whose immunization rate is 99% ( as of 2014), their number of cases of measles is smaller. Iran had only 31 lab confirmed cases of measles while the United States had 644 lab confirmed cases (The World Health Organization). Vaccinations are beneficial and the numbers are there to prove …show more content…
Illness are rare because of vaccines. When more of the populations is refusing to get vaccinated the illness are being brought up again. For example, the article “Measles makes a comeback in America after Disney outbreak” written Philip Sherwell published in the Daily Telegraph discusses the most recent measles outbreak in California. The article addresses the fact that the measles outbreak which began in California has spread out of state. The California alone 59 cases were diagnosed. The number of measles cases has shown to have a correlation between increasing anti-vaccination rates. “42 of the 59 Californian cases have been linked to an outbreak last month[December 2014] at the park. The infected range in age from seven months to 70 and include five Disney workers. In the 34 cases where the vaccination status is documented, 28 patients had not been inoculated against measles.” (Sherwell). Which provides clear evidence that anyone is able to catch this illness no matter what age. This is what people tend to forget, getting vaccinated is not only protecting your children but the community that surrounds you. One helpful quote from the article states “ There is no specific treatment for measles and most people recover within a few weeks. But for poor and malnourished children and people with reduced immunity,measles can cause serious complications including blindness,