Vaccinations According to the CDC, "732,000 American children were saved from death and 322 million cases of childhood illnesses were prevented from 1994-2014 due to vaccinations." ("Should Any Vaccines Be Required for Children?"). There are many parents with young children living in the United States. Those parents have the option to either have their children vaccinated or not. Growing up, my parents chose to have my siblings and me vaccinated and as a result we are all healthy. Many parents, similar to blogger Amy Parker from, Voices for Vaccines, and Christina Vara, from the blog Shot of Prevention, follow the CDC 's recommendation schedule and get their children vaccinated every year to prevent diseases in the future. A number of parents,
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There are also some parents, like blogger Mandi Ehman, who don 't have a stance on whether or not vaccines are effective or ineffective. Although, Mandi and her husband choose to vaccinate their children, she thinks it is up to the parents to decide whether or not to vaccinate (Ehman). Medical organizations, like the Center of Disease Control, the Food and Drug Administration, the US Department of Health and Human Services, and the World Health Organization, say that vaccines are safe ("Should Any Vaccines Be Required for Children?"). Mandi thinks that the government has no say in what a parent should or shouldn 't do to protect their children. She also believes that there is no right or wrong answer when it comes to making the decision to vaccinate or not. Mandi knows parents who vaccinated their child because she had jaundice, and she also knows a mother who doesn’t vaccinate because her child had an allergic reaction to the DTaP vaccination (Ehman). She sees both sides to the issue, but no matter what the reason, she is certain that every parent is a well informed, parent and respects their decision
There are also some parents, like blogger Mandi Ehman, who don 't have a stance on whether or not vaccines are effective or ineffective. Although, Mandi and her husband choose to vaccinate their children, she thinks it is up to the parents to decide whether or not to vaccinate (Ehman). Medical organizations, like the Center of Disease Control, the Food and Drug Administration, the US Department of Health and Human Services, and the World Health Organization, say that vaccines are safe ("Should Any Vaccines Be Required for Children?"). Mandi thinks that the government has no say in what a parent should or shouldn 't do to protect their children. She also believes that there is no right or wrong answer when it comes to making the decision to vaccinate or not. Mandi knows parents who vaccinated their child because she had jaundice, and she also knows a mother who doesn’t vaccinate because her child had an allergic reaction to the DTaP vaccination (Ehman). She sees both sides to the issue, but no matter what the reason, she is certain that every parent is a well informed, parent and respects their decision