Childhood Immunizations

In today’s society there is a raging debate going on over childhood immunizations, Should I vaccinate or not, that is a question that many parents are struggling with. There is fierce debate on both sides. In this time of abundant social media, it only takes a few high profile people to start making parents doubt their decisions and cause destruction that could take years to repair. Let’s look at what an immunization is, why it was created, and what is purpose of getting one and why some parents are opposed to getting their children vaccinated.
An Immunization is a preventive medicine that is administered to a person to help protect them from a known disease. An active immunization stimulates the body’s Immune system to construct a defense …show more content…
Even though the study was found to have no merit and was eventually was retracted citing falsification of data in the study and calling the study fraudulent the damage was done. It gave parents whose children developed autism and other problems something to blame (Vaccinations wars & why they matter). Even though there is no proof, parents are still scared that the vaccine could somehow harm their children. When this study was published it started a movement from a few high profile celebrities whose children developed autism and they believed that the vaccines caused it and started a campaign against vaccinations. The movement took on a life of its own, and soon many parents were making the choice not to vaccinate their children. The false study has put a lot of children in danger and it has been very hard to convince these parents that the vaccines are safe. It is ironic that the vaccinations success rates are actually used by parents who are against vaccinations, the vaccines work so well that they are fooled and think that the risk for the disease is