In the world of every changing technology and medical advances humans should be able to keep from getting sick. However, that is not the case. People around the world still need medicine, doctors, and child vaccinations. These vaccinations make it possible to live past one hundred or just past the age of five. Many, including myself, believe that the pros of these vaccinations outweigh the cons. Despite the possibility of things going wrong, my children would be vaccinated. Children are vaccinated as early as twelve months old for diseases such as the the whooping cough and polio. These vaccinations also help us later in life to fight the flu and other diseases like meningitis. Before vaccinations hundreds of thousands of people would die each year because they did not have protection like this generation is fortunate to have. Knowing my
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Diseases that are almost completely unheard of such as the measles can rear its ugly head when not enough people vaccinate. The less people that vaccinate the more likely one infected person can spread it around the world. One sneeze on one plane ride can take the disease anywhere. This has actually occurred around the world. One example occurred in Japan 1979 when only around ten percent of children got vaccinated. The whooping cough infected over 13,000 people and forty-one people died.
In conclusion, being parents of our children or our future children our main goal is to protect them from all harm whether it be emotional or physical. The vaccinations help prevent the physical harm that could come of our children. With little cons and many pros for me the answer to the question of whether or not I would get my child vaccinated is plain and simple. My child would definitely be vaccinated as suggested by the pediatrician. These vaccinations have saved millions of lives and I would want my child to be one of those lives
Diseases that are almost completely unheard of such as the measles can rear its ugly head when not enough people vaccinate. The less people that vaccinate the more likely one infected person can spread it around the world. One sneeze on one plane ride can take the disease anywhere. This has actually occurred around the world. One example occurred in Japan 1979 when only around ten percent of children got vaccinated. The whooping cough infected over 13,000 people and forty-one people died.
In conclusion, being parents of our children or our future children our main goal is to protect them from all harm whether it be emotional or physical. The vaccinations help prevent the physical harm that could come of our children. With little cons and many pros for me the answer to the question of whether or not I would get my child vaccinated is plain and simple. My child would definitely be vaccinated as suggested by the pediatrician. These vaccinations have saved millions of lives and I would want my child to be one of those lives