Hepatitis B Vaccination Essay

State Required Vaccination Currently to enroll I public school in all fifty states and the District of Columbia require children to be vaccinated for diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis, polio, measles and rubella. Forty-eight states and the District of Columbia require chickenpox vaccination, and forty-five states and the District of Colombia require hepatitis B vaccination for children to enroll in kindergarten. These laws act in the public’s favor, they protect children from potentially deadly diseases, and pose no health risk to the children they are administered to. Due to these two reasons the current legislation that exists is ultimately a good thing. Children that are vaccinated against a disease develop an immunity ninety to one hundred percent of the time depending on the disease. After developing an immunity, the child cannot contract the disease they were vaccinated against. …show more content…
While children do spend most of their time in school they are still exposed to potentially unvaccinated individuals outside of school. Furthermore, parents should not be forced to send their children to public school if they feel it is not the best option for their child’s education and or development. As it stands now, if parents want peace of mind the only option is to send their children to public school. Parents should not have to worry about their children in everyday life being exposed to dangerous diseases. They also should not have to make the decision of their child’s education based on the child’s safety, instead they should be able to make that decision solely on what is best for the child’s education and development. State required vaccines would not only help protect children it would also allow parents to more easily make the best decisions for their child’s education and