Pros And Cons Of Mary Catherine

Mary Catherine is just one example, of the many children who have faced the consequences that come with not being vaccinated. Mary’s parents, Suzanne and Leonard Walthers, decided to research the safeness of vaccines for their new baby and found information that initially made them decide against getting Mary vaccinated. It is because of this decision, that Mary came down with a form of meningitis, one that had nearly been eradicated in the U.S. and could have easily been prevented with a vaccination, just days before her first birthday (Bumper and Carter). Luckily, Mary survived, but her parent’s deeply regretted their choice to not have her vaccinated. Although the family still expresses their concerns over the side effects associated with vaccines, Mary’s mother, Suzanne, stated, “‘’I don't want my child to be the one in 3 million’ who has a bad reaction to a vaccine. ‘But I also don't want mine to be the one in 10 that dies if they get the disease. I'd rather take my chances with the one in 3 million than the one in 10’" (Bumper and Carter). The anti-vaccination movement is really doing more harm than good at this point, by convincing more and more people …show more content…
Vaccines also must go through vigorous testing in order to ensure that the medicine is completely safe. Still, it’s important to talk to your physician about the ingredients contained in the vaccine and the possible side effects, so that they can determine if it’s safe for your child to receive certain vaccinations. Over the course of vaccine history, multiple discrepancies have surfaced, questioning whether vaccines are really as safe and effective as the medical community makes them out to be. Being that most of these theories have been scientifically disproven, we can be confident that the decision to have our children vaccinated is the right thing to