ADD THE REASON FOR WRITING THIS PAPER AND THE HISTORY OF WHY THIS BECAME A MAJJOR TOPIC Vaccines prevent diseases and help keep down the infection rate. The purpose of shots and medicine is so that infectious diseases and illnesses …show more content…
The down sides to vaccines are the reason some people refuse to get vaccines and rather try natural herb remedies. Herb remedies consist of herbs that ancient civilizations used and a healthy life-style. The natural remedies cleanse the body of harmful toxins and help boost your immune by using oils and rubbing them on certain parts of your body or just be eating vegetables. Some studies have shown that kids with certain allergies cannot get shots and have to do natural remedies. Some vaccines have been known to lead to other medical problems. More or less vaccines are safe, but some contain certain chemicals that cause headaches, which is the most common side effect. The major side effects have a small chance of occurring but they can. Some major side effects that have been seen with certain vaccines are convulsions, kidney failure, asthma, and even strokes. (ProCon.org) Natural remedies are not a bad thing, but not taking your child to get a shot is. It’s understandable if the person is allergic to a certain element in the vaccine, but other than that everyone should receive a shot. The shot will protect you and everyone else in the community. The side effects are not common and pose no threat to the person receiving the …show more content…
Living by the immune system of your body’s isn’t as safe as one would like to think. If you look as time has gone on people have started to live longer, and that is bot because of natural immunity. As time goes on, medical practices keep advancing and become safer every day. Getting vaccines is healthy and have practically no risk involved. You can still be a health, crazed naturalist and receive shots. They don’t only protect you; they can protect your community. Vaccines can lead to the extermination of the disease it is trying to kill. Vaccines have been created to stop diseases such as smallpox, mumps, and measles. All those diseases have been decreased by 99%, and that is due to vaccinations. These diseases have killed hundreds of thousands of people and since the vaccines came out the people have a better chance to survive them. These diseases can not only destroy a generation of people, but they can prevent future generations as well. History has shown us, the world, how we need vaccines in our life. The reason the human race has survived and evolved is because we learned how to take care of ourselves in a better way than just letting nature take its course. Doctors have put in hard work and a lot of dedication into medicine that keeps you from getting sick, I think you should thank them by getting a