Dear, Whoever this may concern Recently vaccines have caused some debate between parents over whether they are safe for use especially on children. The first vaccine was developed in 1798. Since then the number people who get diseases, that now have vaccines, has gone down through the use of those vaccines. Vaccines are a controversial issue because some parents think they do more harm than good. Vaccines are necessary to help prevent epidemics and even pandemics. They should be required unless there is a medical or religious reason because it is a matter of public safety. There are many people who are against vaccinations. These people give many reasons for why they are against vaccinations. Three of those reasons are: the possible link between
…show more content…
Vaccines have been used to protect children from deadly diseases such as polio, smallpox, and measles. Those diseases used to kill thousands of people including many children, but with the use of vaccines the number of cases of these diseases has gone down. Herd immunity is the resistance to the spread of a contagious disease within a population that is the result of high immunity within the population. Vaccines help raise herd immunity by raising the number of people who have an immunity to the disease. Vaccines have also helped eradicate diseases. Smallpox is a disease which was estimated to have killed between 300-500 million people during the 20th century, was declared eradicated in 1980 do to worldwide vaccinations. The last case of smallpox in the US was in 1948 and the last case worldwide was in Somalia in 1977. Another disease, polio, has almost been eradicated due to vaccinations. Polio is one of the most feared diseases in the US, but thanks to vaccines there have been no reports of polio in the US as of 2014 and only 500 cases worldwide isolated in three
Vaccines have been used to protect children from deadly diseases such as polio, smallpox, and measles. Those diseases used to kill thousands of people including many children, but with the use of vaccines the number of cases of these diseases has gone down. Herd immunity is the resistance to the spread of a contagious disease within a population that is the result of high immunity within the population. Vaccines help raise herd immunity by raising the number of people who have an immunity to the disease. Vaccines have also helped eradicate diseases. Smallpox is a disease which was estimated to have killed between 300-500 million people during the 20th century, was declared eradicated in 1980 do to worldwide vaccinations. The last case of smallpox in the US was in 1948 and the last case worldwide was in Somalia in 1977. Another disease, polio, has almost been eradicated due to vaccinations. Polio is one of the most feared diseases in the US, but thanks to vaccines there have been no reports of polio in the US as of 2014 and only 500 cases worldwide isolated in three