Animal Vaccination Argumentative Essay

Vaccines get a lot of attention these days. Increasing reports of brain injuries near the time of infant vaccinations have ignited fears over the ingredients of vaccines that have bordered on hysteria. Unfortunately, there seems to be no definitive proof that vaccines actually cause brain diseases such as autism. However, there is too much evidence to support such claims of injury to ignore the risks. So whom can parents believe, and how can they decide whether to vaccinate their children? Is it possible that problems caused by vaccines could be as dangerous as the diseases they are designed to prevent? Further, there is serious question over conflict of interest in the granting of legal immunity to pharmaceutical manufacturers and medical practitioners, both of whom make a lot of money from immunizations. Vaccines played a role in eradicating or nearly eradicating some of the world’s most deadly diseases and epidemics. However, now that the epidemics have been brought …show more content…
Veterinarians are concerned about over vaccination of pets, and possible relationships to autoimmune diseases, blood diseases, chronic allergies, and asthma in pets. In fact, it has been reported that pets’ allergies have reached epidemic levels in Australia as a result of over vaccinating pets (“OVER-VACCINATION”). It should be assumed that vaccines can also trigger autoimmune disorders in humans. The International Dog and Cat Vaccination Guidelines has come out with a statement saying that pet vaccinations should be decreased. At the same time, vaccinations for humans are increasing. In other words, there’s more care and concern over the vaccination of pets than humans. Pet vaccination guidelines actually break down vaccines into three groups called “core”, “non-core”, “not recommended” (“OVER-VACCINATION”). Pet owners can then decide based on these guidelines. These guidelines do not exist for