Vaccines are safe and effective ways to prevent diseases. They are very important, especially to children. Immunization can save children’s lives (1). An estimated 19.4 million infants worldwide are still missing out on basic vaccines (2). By not getting vaccines, you are affecting more than just yourself. The virus spreads to others and affects them. Vaccines should be required so that we can save the lives of people other than just the ones who don’t get vaccinated.
Vaccines are required for enrolling in child care, early childhood programs, and school in Minnesota. For children who want to enroll in child care or early childhood programs and are between the ages of birth and four years old, they need eight vaccines. Among them are Hepatitis …show more content…
Your immune system does not go on overload if you take too many vaccines, it successfully fights off the antigens.The risks of having more vaccines is nothing compared to the benefits of it. The risk can be either mild or serious side effects, which is included with every shot. The benefits to getting the vaccination is you can save your life and others, which is the greatest benefit of all. More shots should be required.
Parents may ask themselves, “Why does my kid need all these vaccines?” The answer to that is simple; children need the vaccine to fight infections. If they don’t get it, their immune system won’t be able to fight it off on it’s own. The point of vaccines is to help your child, and others, be able to not get the disease. Vaccines are essential to everyone’s health.
One of the vaccines I think should be required is the flu shot. Influenza is a serious disease that can lead to hospitalization and sometimes death. According to an article I read awhile ago, it stated that three quarters of the kids who died for the flu last year weren’t vaccinated. About sixty five percent of those deaths could have been prevented. The flu shot being required could've saved those deaths. The annual seasonal flu vaccine is the best way to reduce your risk of getting sick with seasonal flu and spreading it to others (8). When more people get vaccinated, the less the flu spreads around the community. The flu vaccine is good for children and should be required, especially to get into
Vaccines are required for enrolling in child care, early childhood programs, and school in Minnesota. For children who want to enroll in child care or early childhood programs and are between the ages of birth and four years old, they need eight vaccines. Among them are Hepatitis …show more content…
Your immune system does not go on overload if you take too many vaccines, it successfully fights off the antigens.The risks of having more vaccines is nothing compared to the benefits of it. The risk can be either mild or serious side effects, which is included with every shot. The benefits to getting the vaccination is you can save your life and others, which is the greatest benefit of all. More shots should be required.
Parents may ask themselves, “Why does my kid need all these vaccines?” The answer to that is simple; children need the vaccine to fight infections. If they don’t get it, their immune system won’t be able to fight it off on it’s own. The point of vaccines is to help your child, and others, be able to not get the disease. Vaccines are essential to everyone’s health.
One of the vaccines I think should be required is the flu shot. Influenza is a serious disease that can lead to hospitalization and sometimes death. According to an article I read awhile ago, it stated that three quarters of the kids who died for the flu last year weren’t vaccinated. About sixty five percent of those deaths could have been prevented. The flu shot being required could've saved those deaths. The annual seasonal flu vaccine is the best way to reduce your risk of getting sick with seasonal flu and spreading it to others (8). When more people get vaccinated, the less the flu spreads around the community. The flu vaccine is good for children and should be required, especially to get into