Small children, grown adults, even the elderly, all of these people can be negatively affected by people not getting the proper vaccinations. Imagine a family member or a friend getting sick because of something that could have been prevented by an action as simple as getting a vaccination. Many of the diseases that can be prevented by vaccines lead to death. The problem with not getting vaccinations is potentially spreading malicious diseases that could have been controlled through preventative measures. This problem can affect anyone, of any age, race, or gender. The potential for the spread of disease because of lack of vaccinations can be seen anywhere across the world. Everyone should take this issue seriously because there is the possibility
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It is a natural human instinct to do what we can to protect the people around us, especially our loved ones. There are so many variables that cannot be controlled so doing something as simple as getting the regular vaccinations should be an easy task. There is an innate responsibility to not risk the health and well-being of the community. Anti-vaxxers may not be aware of it, but they are shirking that responsibility. A vast majority of the diseases that are considered vaccine preventable are spread from person to person. So, if one person were to get an infectious disease, it would not take much for it to be spread to others who are not immune. People that have been vaccinated and are immune cannot get the disease and therefore cannot spread it to others. Simply put, the more members of the community that are vaccinated, the smaller the chance that the disease can thrive and spread. This is a simple equation to explain what good vaccines can do and what can happen when vaccinations aren’t taken like they are supposed to be. Lately, there has been an unprecedented number of new cases of whooping cough and measles. This is due to the amount of people that are following the anti-vaccination movement. These people are potentially traveling out of the country, contracting the above mentioned diseases and bringing them back and spreading them to the people around them. The areas of the highest number of outbreaks were those with low vaccination rates. If the nation’s vaccination levels were to drop this low everywhere, the diseases would be the same if not worse than before vaccines. According to the CDC in 2011 there were three hundred fifty thousand reported measles cases from around the world. In that year ninety percent of the cases in the U.S. were linked to cases that came from other countries. This is one of the most common arguments that
It is a natural human instinct to do what we can to protect the people around us, especially our loved ones. There are so many variables that cannot be controlled so doing something as simple as getting the regular vaccinations should be an easy task. There is an innate responsibility to not risk the health and well-being of the community. Anti-vaxxers may not be aware of it, but they are shirking that responsibility. A vast majority of the diseases that are considered vaccine preventable are spread from person to person. So, if one person were to get an infectious disease, it would not take much for it to be spread to others who are not immune. People that have been vaccinated and are immune cannot get the disease and therefore cannot spread it to others. Simply put, the more members of the community that are vaccinated, the smaller the chance that the disease can thrive and spread. This is a simple equation to explain what good vaccines can do and what can happen when vaccinations aren’t taken like they are supposed to be. Lately, there has been an unprecedented number of new cases of whooping cough and measles. This is due to the amount of people that are following the anti-vaccination movement. These people are potentially traveling out of the country, contracting the above mentioned diseases and bringing them back and spreading them to the people around them. The areas of the highest number of outbreaks were those with low vaccination rates. If the nation’s vaccination levels were to drop this low everywhere, the diseases would be the same if not worse than before vaccines. According to the CDC in 2011 there were three hundred fifty thousand reported measles cases from around the world. In that year ninety percent of the cases in the U.S. were linked to cases that came from other countries. This is one of the most common arguments that