Ever since the FDA approved the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine in 2006, its introduction has been embroiled in a medical, social, cultural, and political controversy. This controversy has once again been rekindled in the recent Republican primary debates between Texas governor Rick Perry and Congresswoman Michele Bachmann from Minnesota, in which Bachmann emphatically stated that Merck's HPV vaccine, Gardasil, causes mental retardation. As a physician, parent, and author of the award-winning book The HPV Vaccine Controversy: Sex, Cancer, God and Politics (Praeger, 2008), I feel compelled to comment on this issue.…
I found the article using Google Search using the terms “polio vaccine cost-effectiveness”. On the results page, it can be found in the fifth link. The author of the article is the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The CDC is the largest organization in the United States that researches various diseases and how to effectively control them. The general population is the audience that the article is intended for.…
In Pediatrics, the article “Reasons for Not Vaccinating Adolescents” reports about a National Immunization Survey of Teens, 2008-2010. The study shows the increasing number of people who do not vaccinate their children because of the safety concern and side effects. In 2008, only 4.5% of people answered for safety concern/side effects for the reasons not vaccinating, but it increased up to 7.7% in 2009 and 16.4% in 2010. Despite the concerns, CBS New informed that 23 million doses were given in June 2006, and only 6% were serious and 32 deaths were reported out of 12,424 cases of adverse events by that date. The important fact is that the cause of death is not clear, meaning that the vaccine may not the reason of the deaths.…
About 4,500 children may develop serious adverse effects involving life-threatening conditions, hospitalization, permanent disability, or death each year from vaccines ("Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System," n.d.). This a very high number of serious adverse effects per year. It is hard to understand that even with this number so high, discussion of the possible requirement of all children to have vaccines are in debate. Vaccines should not be required for children because the government should not have the power to force certain medical choices, the FDA, CDC, and pharmaceutical companies should not be trusted with the manufacturing and regulation of vaccines, and dangerous ingredients are contained in vaccines.…
The primary topics that have been discussed in this paper include vaccine safety, side effects and toxicity, and the need for vaccinations for diseases that appear to be eradicated. The concerns that have been raised about vaccine safety and effectiveness have all been addressed and the overwhelming evidence has been provided (Achievements in Public Heath, 1999). However, despite this evidence, theories against vaccinations by social groups often misrepresent the scientific data and are not backed by scientific logic. These concerns have led many parents to decline the recommended vaccination of their children which had led to a resurgence of diseases such as measles and pertussis in the United States (Maglione et al, 2015).…
The issue focused on vaccines around the world today, is to get vaccinated or not to. Providing immunity against different diseases can be done through vaccines. A vaccine is a biological preparation of killed microorganisms that stimulates the body to prevent diseases and destroy them. However, most people have reason to not get vaccinated because they feel vaccines cause side effects and can be dangerous. For example, some parents like to vaccinate their children to prevent them from diseases.…
There has been a great debate on vaccination. For individuals against the vaccination, there is dependency on herd immunity, which is the belief that having a large percentage of the population vaccinated, that the spread of certain diseases can be stopped, thus protecting the unvaccinated individuals (Hockenberry & Wilson, 2015, p. 196). The vaccination for measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) are given together in a single dose at ages 12-15 months and then again at 4-6 years. While vaccination has changed the face of medicine, there have been rare, adverse effects of the live-virus MMR vaccination such as fever and febrile seizures (Feenstra, Pasternak, Geller, Carstensen, Wang, et al. 2014). After receiving the initial vaccination around 14…
Childhood Vaccinations Annotated Bibliography In this day and age there is a lot of controversy over whether it is still necessary for all children to receive vaccinations, and whether vaccines are responsible for developmental disorders in children. There are some that say parents that don’t vaccinate their children should be jailed, however there are parents that allege vaccinations have led to developmental disorders in their children, and in some cases even death. The Center for Disease Control (CDC), Food Drug Administration (FDA), and nearly all health organizations say that the allegations are ludicrous.…
I bet aAlmost everyone in here has gotten vaccinated before which is great! Unfortunately, 3 million people die from a vaccine-preventable disease each year. That huge amount of 3 million people believe that vaccinations do nothing but bad to you or have no access to vaccine clinics and doctors. The importance of getting vaccinated protects those who are unable to get vaccinated and isn’t just some fluid that is injected into your skin. Let’s break down how a vaccination actually works.…
For centuries, vaccines have saved millions of people from death, yet parents still choose not to vaccinate their children even when no evidence indicates the presence of neurological problems after vaccinations. Varieties of vaccines exist against a large amount of infections, and most states require vaccinations for entering public school and daycare centers. More than just health benefits occur from vaccinations even society and the economy benefit from children being vaccinated. When comparing medical technology of the previous century, it is easy to see that vaccinations are the greatest success when it comes to saving lives and benefiting the…
In the past few years, there has been a somewhat steady movement against vaccines. Why, you ask? It seems that some blame the measles-mumps-rubella vaccine as being a factor for autism, despite the lack of scientific evidence. "There is no link between vaccines and autism," The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said on their webpage about vaccine safety. " Vaccine ingredients do not cause autism."…
However, many vaccines have already had problems and have been removed from the market ( Sarah The Healthy Home Economist (2010, May 25). “Six Reasons to say NO to Vaccination”). Other parents’ reason for the refusal of vaccinations, as well as the reason why some doctors are against it as well, is that even when children get vaccinated against a certain disease, there are still chances that they will still end up getting that certain virus. (Tenpenny S. (2011, January 8). “The Ten Reasons To Say No To…
Cervarix, Gardasil, and Gardasil-9 are used reduce the spread of the HPV virus. Typically being vaccinated consists of a series of three shots that one must receive over six months. It is extremely important to get all three doses in order to be effectively protected against the virus. It is highly recommended to get boys and girls vaccinated between the ages of eleven and twelve years old. It is also suggested that men aged up to 21 and women up to 26 to get the vaccine if it was not received when they were younger.…
The benefits are obvious and it doesn 't just protect the children getting their shots. These immunizations are reducing the likelihood of society-wide outbreaks, as well as shields the people with cancer due to the fact that their impaired immune systems and other conditions that make them unable to receive…
HPV Vaccine: Two Sides to the Problem An Exploratory Essay For a lot of us, getting shots at the doctor’s office have been the norm. Today, many people consider vaccines a controversial issue. This is a result from parents refusing to vaccinate their children for reasons ranging from religion, risk, and fear.…