Vaccination do not only help the individual, but also help their entire community to prevent diseases from spreading. With the overall community being vaccinated, they are able to achieve herd immunity. Herd immunity is when “a critical portion of a community is immunized against a contagious disease” and with this the other part of the community that is not immunized will be protected (Tolsma). To achieve herd immunity, “the coverage target is greater than or equal to ninety-five percent vaccination coverage” (Tolsma). Achieving the amount of people being immunized to the diseases can allow an “entire group becomes less likely to get the disease” (Vaccine Benefits). Herd immunity can prevent not only the vaccinated people protection, but for
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These outbreaks were preventable in their cases, as vaccines were present in their time and not enough people were vaccinated to achieve herd immunity. It is important to consider “that the courts have consistently ruled that public health and safety is more important than personal belief or religious exemptions” (Tolsma). With this in mind, vaccines helping the community and not only person is important to consider that the action to refuse a vaccination does not affect the person but the people around them. It’s visible as many personal belief and religious beliefs “indicative of vaccine safety concerns contribute substantially to underimmunization in the United States” (Pediatrics). Public safety of many vulnerable people, such as pregnant women and young children, should be put heavily deliberated. Therefore, vaccines provide great protection for the individual in their everyday life, but it helps their community out by protecting them and making sure that they are not spreading disease to one …show more content…
The functionality of the vaccinations working with the immune systems allows the possibility of becoming immune to a specific disease. The vaccines ability to mimic the function of a bacteria entering the immune system to inhibit a response, is key. Without this mechanism, vaccines would not be able to function properly. The history of vaccines have shown the capability the vaccines have and how they are effective in preventing diseases. Diseases, such as polio and smallpox, are now eradicated and no longer affect the human population. Many common diseases are vaccine-preventable and with the use of vaccines diseases can be eradicated. Vaccines not only help the individual, but with herd immunity, it can help the entire community to prevent the spread of the disease. Herd immunity is only possible with the cooperation of the many to be vaccines as a high percentage of immunized people is required. With the right amount of immunized people, they can not only protect themselves, but they also protect the unimmunized people. Vaccine has several benefits that outweigh the risk of not being vaccinated. Refusing vaccinations can harm the person because they can become sick and it can be detrimental to their health as complication can arise. Also they can affect the people around them by spreading the disease and it is much cheaper to get vaccinated instead. Few
These outbreaks were preventable in their cases, as vaccines were present in their time and not enough people were vaccinated to achieve herd immunity. It is important to consider “that the courts have consistently ruled that public health and safety is more important than personal belief or religious exemptions” (Tolsma). With this in mind, vaccines helping the community and not only person is important to consider that the action to refuse a vaccination does not affect the person but the people around them. It’s visible as many personal belief and religious beliefs “indicative of vaccine safety concerns contribute substantially to underimmunization in the United States” (Pediatrics). Public safety of many vulnerable people, such as pregnant women and young children, should be put heavily deliberated. Therefore, vaccines provide great protection for the individual in their everyday life, but it helps their community out by protecting them and making sure that they are not spreading disease to one …show more content…
The functionality of the vaccinations working with the immune systems allows the possibility of becoming immune to a specific disease. The vaccines ability to mimic the function of a bacteria entering the immune system to inhibit a response, is key. Without this mechanism, vaccines would not be able to function properly. The history of vaccines have shown the capability the vaccines have and how they are effective in preventing diseases. Diseases, such as polio and smallpox, are now eradicated and no longer affect the human population. Many common diseases are vaccine-preventable and with the use of vaccines diseases can be eradicated. Vaccines not only help the individual, but with herd immunity, it can help the entire community to prevent the spread of the disease. Herd immunity is only possible with the cooperation of the many to be vaccines as a high percentage of immunized people is required. With the right amount of immunized people, they can not only protect themselves, but they also protect the unimmunized people. Vaccine has several benefits that outweigh the risk of not being vaccinated. Refusing vaccinations can harm the person because they can become sick and it can be detrimental to their health as complication can arise. Also they can affect the people around them by spreading the disease and it is much cheaper to get vaccinated instead. Few