Vaccines Double Standard

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The article I found talked about Vaccines becoming a double standard. A double standard is defined as “a rule or principle that is unfairly applied in different ways to different people or groups”. The article discusses how modern medicine can impact even the littlest and youngest children to help them have a happy and healthy life. The article brings up a part of and explains how parents can neglect their children from the medical vaccinations needed to provide a good and healthy life. Some people have children that are denied and refused to let their children get into schools because they are not vaccinated and the school system doesn’t want to put the other children and potentially the teachers at risk. If someone denies getting vaccinated the doctors are not held responsible to see them. …show more content…
This meaning, I think that they are so important, but not just for children, for everyone. I think this because getting vaccinated really could change someone’s life. This meaning, if a child could change whether or not a child gets into a school system, they should have to get vaccinated for the best interest of their health, and their best interest for their education. Poor health of mothers relates to the poor health of their children. Poor health of children affects their entry into the school system. I think if vaccinations could make someone live longer, the need to do what is best for them, and everything will work in the best way for them. I think it is good no matter your background, you can still get vaccinated because the doctors want what is best for you. Also, the case about the child that needed help with cancer, and her parents wanted her to be treated the “natural” way, that was just very wrong. I think it was wrong, because no one should be denied help if they need it to live. Everyone should be helped because life is a precious thing that can be taken too early if you are not

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