In public environments, many communicable diseases may be easily transmitted from person-to-person because of factors like poor personal hygiene in children and close proximity to one another (such as school environments with young children, or crowded areas where people may attend a football game). Properly protecting and preventing the spread of illness by implementing effective control measures including educational programs, avoidance of risk factors, sanitation, prompt early recognition of symptoms and diagnosis as well as adequate treatment along with vaccination is of major importance to keep our communities safe and healthy. Sensibly vaccination can be reasoned as an important control measure to protect the health of the public. I feel
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In Grabenstein’s inspection various mainstream sects and religions didn’t oppose the use of many vaccines, and some religions like Buddhism, Judaism and Islam leaned more towards favoring vaccine acceptance (Original Skeptical Raptor, 2015). Even though Judaism and Islamic teachings prohibit consuming pork and pork materials that may be used in the vaccination process, these faiths made exceptions to their dietary laws for vaccinations because of their lifesaving value. Many religions written about in the peer reviewed article mentioned no specific scriptural or canonical objection to the use of vaccines. Even the Catholic Church who seem to have problems with vaccinations that are made in descendent cells of aborted fetuses was in favor of the vaccines when they could save the person’s life. The Catholic Church states that “One is morally free to use the vaccine regardless of its historical association with …show more content…
This is especially important for parents, who have a moral obligation to protect the life and health of their children and those around them” (National Catholic Bioethics Center, 2006). Additionally, religions like Christian Scientists and Jainism discussed in the article are not described to prohibit the use of vaccines. Christian Scientists may decline some or all medical help for disease because they don’t believe are fundamentally real, they believe that disease can be dispelled through prayer. “Sickness is part of the error which Truth casts out” this statement affirms their principle that disease is cured or prevented by prayer. Even then the Christian Scientists Church has a policy for members to report communicable diseases to health authorities and the church accepts vaccination of their adherents who are reported to be more willing to be vaccinated after outbreaks were recognized by health authorities. Jainism in the article is described as a non-violent faith that recognizes a hierarchy of life forms and their practice is against violence toward all living
In Grabenstein’s inspection various mainstream sects and religions didn’t oppose the use of many vaccines, and some religions like Buddhism, Judaism and Islam leaned more towards favoring vaccine acceptance (Original Skeptical Raptor, 2015). Even though Judaism and Islamic teachings prohibit consuming pork and pork materials that may be used in the vaccination process, these faiths made exceptions to their dietary laws for vaccinations because of their lifesaving value. Many religions written about in the peer reviewed article mentioned no specific scriptural or canonical objection to the use of vaccines. Even the Catholic Church who seem to have problems with vaccinations that are made in descendent cells of aborted fetuses was in favor of the vaccines when they could save the person’s life. The Catholic Church states that “One is morally free to use the vaccine regardless of its historical association with …show more content…
This is especially important for parents, who have a moral obligation to protect the life and health of their children and those around them” (National Catholic Bioethics Center, 2006). Additionally, religions like Christian Scientists and Jainism discussed in the article are not described to prohibit the use of vaccines. Christian Scientists may decline some or all medical help for disease because they don’t believe are fundamentally real, they believe that disease can be dispelled through prayer. “Sickness is part of the error which Truth casts out” this statement affirms their principle that disease is cured or prevented by prayer. Even then the Christian Scientists Church has a policy for members to report communicable diseases to health authorities and the church accepts vaccination of their adherents who are reported to be more willing to be vaccinated after outbreaks were recognized by health authorities. Jainism in the article is described as a non-violent faith that recognizes a hierarchy of life forms and their practice is against violence toward all living