Vaccines go through rigorous testing before they are administered to children. The FDA (Food and Drug Administration) was composed to make sure medications and other application were safe to ingest. Kathryn C. Zoon, (1999) explains the examination process, “ The principal evaluation and research and development phases before a drug is submitted to FDA for approval can take 1 to 3 years. The clinical research and development program (investigational phase), depending on the agent and clinical indication, can take 2 to 10 years. The marketing application review period generally is 2 months to 3 years (average 1 year). Once a product is approved, long-term post marketing surveillance, inspections, and product testing are performed to ensure the quality, safety, and efficacy of the product…” (p. 534-335). I regard the FDA because they would dismiss a vaccine if they discovered it to cause further damage to our bodies, or to those around us. In addition, not taking a
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When the greatest issue a child could encounter, when given a vaccine, is an allergic reaction, it seems unreasonable not to vaccinate them. This is true about all medicine and the reaction is ordinarily standard or mild. The child may experience an aching leg, a meager rash, or a moderate fever, but a majority of the symptoms will dwindle within a day or two. The US Department of Health and Human Services (2012), explores the risks, “…it is sometimes hard to tell whether a reaction was actually caused by a vaccine. Any serious reaction that could be caused by a vaccine could also be caused by something else” (p.14). Parents may still consider vaccines too risky, but without the vaccination they are risking their child’s life instead of accepting the consequences of a minor reaction. I consider the probability of acquiring a disease is far greater than having an allergic reaction to a
When the greatest issue a child could encounter, when given a vaccine, is an allergic reaction, it seems unreasonable not to vaccinate them. This is true about all medicine and the reaction is ordinarily standard or mild. The child may experience an aching leg, a meager rash, or a moderate fever, but a majority of the symptoms will dwindle within a day or two. The US Department of Health and Human Services (2012), explores the risks, “…it is sometimes hard to tell whether a reaction was actually caused by a vaccine. Any serious reaction that could be caused by a vaccine could also be caused by something else” (p.14). Parents may still consider vaccines too risky, but without the vaccination they are risking their child’s life instead of accepting the consequences of a minor reaction. I consider the probability of acquiring a disease is far greater than having an allergic reaction to a