Vaccines In The Modern World

The success of vaccines have had wide spread positive effects on the modern world helping to prevent hundreds of millions of deaths from diseases such as small pox, measles, tuberculosis, and the notorious Bubonic Plague ( The College of Physicians of Philadelphia). Although in recent years vaccine rates have dropped due to the misconception that Vaccines can link to autism spectrum disorder in a study conducted by Dr. Andrew Wakefield, which has led up to forty percent of parents delaying or altogether skipping the immunization process of their children (Culp-Ressler). Failure to immunize is not just a risk to that individual; it increases the risk of harboring and spreading deadly infectious diseases that can affect the entire world. We specifically see this danger in public places where there is a large population of …show more content…
In this fight against preventable diseases the more people with immunization to viruses helps to isolate incidents and effectively deal with the afflicted individuals, these large groups of immunized people is commonly referred to as “herd immunity” (The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases). Herd immunity only work when there are enough people with the vaccination to prevent the spreading of that certain disease; choosing not to immunize your child lowers the percentage of vaccinated people in the community and increases the risk of a pandemic for everyone (Bailey). By banning unimmunized individuals from public places the community essential keeps this herd immunity intact by not allowing those who are not vaccinated in their surroundings. Vaccination is a need of society in order to retain a population that promotes the creative mind to focus on innovation rather than trying to eradicate diseases that could have been