Vaccines will affect everyone differently, but will help more than harm. They have been able to treat and cause many illnesses, that are latent in our everyday lives. Medical policy making is consistently coupled with politics, financial profits, the medical establishment and the pharmaceutical industry influence vaccine policies to favor interests. The information being released can be accurate; but can also lead citizens to fear vaccines, causing many to believe the information provided is corrupt. This ambiguous information will customarily increase the amount of cynicism towards the idea of mandatory vaccines. No vaccine is proven to work 100%, therefore no vaccine is 100% safe. In comparison, vaccines have both assets and deficiencies.
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“30% of adults living in households earning $75,000 or more a year say parents should decide whether or not their child gets vaccinated...this holds true even among those that make more than $100,000” (Anderson). The conjectures are equivalent to those living in lower, and middle income households” (Ibid). These numbers are accurate, although the economic backgrounds are not comparable. When someone earns a higher wage, it does not mean they will automatically lean one way. In terms of political affiliation, there are different views but many echo the same opinion. The majority of Democrats (76%), Republicans (65%) and Independents (65%), say that vaccines should be mandatory (Anderson). Similar to the different classes asked, the mass of those asked based on political connections result in the same findings. In 2009, it was found that the majority believed there was no difference along political lines. It is evident that no matter what class or political affiliation, the majority feels as though vaccines should be …show more content…
As a result of mandatory vaccines, approximately $10 billion in healthcare costs will be levied and over 30,000 unnecessary deaths will be prevented. The Vaccines for Children (VFC) is a program created by the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1993 and was initiated in 1994 (Whitney). It was designed to ensure that eligible children would not be affected by vaccine-preventable diseases, due to an inability to pay. The VFC was created in response to a measles outbreak in the United States - which “resulted in approximately 55,000 cases during 1989-1991”. This specific (preventable) outbreak caused $100 million in direct costs
“30% of adults living in households earning $75,000 or more a year say parents should decide whether or not their child gets vaccinated...this holds true even among those that make more than $100,000” (Anderson). The conjectures are equivalent to those living in lower, and middle income households” (Ibid). These numbers are accurate, although the economic backgrounds are not comparable. When someone earns a higher wage, it does not mean they will automatically lean one way. In terms of political affiliation, there are different views but many echo the same opinion. The majority of Democrats (76%), Republicans (65%) and Independents (65%), say that vaccines should be mandatory (Anderson). Similar to the different classes asked, the mass of those asked based on political connections result in the same findings. In 2009, it was found that the majority believed there was no difference along political lines. It is evident that no matter what class or political affiliation, the majority feels as though vaccines should be …show more content…
As a result of mandatory vaccines, approximately $10 billion in healthcare costs will be levied and over 30,000 unnecessary deaths will be prevented. The Vaccines for Children (VFC) is a program created by the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1993 and was initiated in 1994 (Whitney). It was designed to ensure that eligible children would not be affected by vaccine-preventable diseases, due to an inability to pay. The VFC was created in response to a measles outbreak in the United States - which “resulted in approximately 55,000 cases during 1989-1991”. This specific (preventable) outbreak caused $100 million in direct costs