Cure or Poison: Vaccinations
When you think of vaccines, what comes to your mind? Do you think of a 16th-century medical advancement that has the ability to eradicate some of the most dangerous diseases in the world, or do you see a toxin that has the ability to change the chemistry of the brain? Ever since the invention of the first smallpox vaccine more than two centuries ago, by an English Physician Edward Jenner, there has been a lot of controversy over the principles, ethics, potency and safety of vaccination and immunization. It has been continuously argued whether or not laws should be imported that distribute some or all vaccines mandatory for all children. Parents, doctors, nurses, educators and children all have an important part in this subject. Parents dispute that they believe that they should have the final say on whether or not to vaccinate their children, however, health care providers, such as nurses and doctors disagree, that by refusing to have children vaccinated, it can lead way to the exposure to the vaccine-preventable diseases, and allowing these controllable illness regain their strength.
Public health officials and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) administer an approved list of immunizations …show more content…
At the point where personal decisions might affect the community, the government and public health professionals should be involved. The way that I see it, the government should have the ability to enforce vaccination if necessary. It is to some extent similar to criminal laws or driving rules, when the decision of one person can harm others, the law should step in and take responsibility. At the same time, the procedure of vaccination should be more open, and health care professionals should carefully study the genetic history and the reactions of children before administering the
When you think of vaccines, what comes to your mind? Do you think of a 16th-century medical advancement that has the ability to eradicate some of the most dangerous diseases in the world, or do you see a toxin that has the ability to change the chemistry of the brain? Ever since the invention of the first smallpox vaccine more than two centuries ago, by an English Physician Edward Jenner, there has been a lot of controversy over the principles, ethics, potency and safety of vaccination and immunization. It has been continuously argued whether or not laws should be imported that distribute some or all vaccines mandatory for all children. Parents, doctors, nurses, educators and children all have an important part in this subject. Parents dispute that they believe that they should have the final say on whether or not to vaccinate their children, however, health care providers, such as nurses and doctors disagree, that by refusing to have children vaccinated, it can lead way to the exposure to the vaccine-preventable diseases, and allowing these controllable illness regain their strength.
Public health officials and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) administer an approved list of immunizations …show more content…
At the point where personal decisions might affect the community, the government and public health professionals should be involved. The way that I see it, the government should have the ability to enforce vaccination if necessary. It is to some extent similar to criminal laws or driving rules, when the decision of one person can harm others, the law should step in and take responsibility. At the same time, the procedure of vaccination should be more open, and health care professionals should carefully study the genetic history and the reactions of children before administering the