Many wonder if vaccinations are really necessary or if they are even safe. Vaccinations are what allow people the American Dream because it saves lives which enables an individual to achieve happiness. While vaccinations help prevent diseases in America, some believe the potential harmful effects carry too high a risk. Limiting vaccinations would cause an outbreak in diseases because vaccines prevent the disease from forming. Vaccinations have lowered the risk of getting a disease, but the disease is still there and if vaccinations were stopped, it would have immediate effects. For example, “Great Britain, Sweden, And Japan-cut back the use of pertussis vaccine…The effect was dramatic and immediate” (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention).
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Getting a vaccination protects an individual and prevents them from getting a disease. It works like this, “…if the same germs ever try to infect you again-even after many years-they will come to your defense. Only now that they are experienced at fighting these particular germs, they can destroy them before they have a chance to make you sick” (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention). Not only does getting vaccinated ensure the protection of the people currently around us, but it ensures the protection of the future generations. It protects them because vaccinations help rid the world of diseases, keeping the future generations clear from disease. Certain people all around us cannot get vaccinated because of allergenic reasons or they just do not respond to the vaccine. If the majority of people get vaccinated, it helps protect the ones that cannot be vaccinated. More people that have not been vaccinated get diseases a lot easier than those who have been vaccinated. “For reasons related to the individual, not all vaccinated persons develop immunity…in a country such as the United States the people who have been vaccinated vastly outnumber those who have not” (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention). Many individuals will die if they try to get vaccinated, which is why they cannot be put at that kind of risk. This is why the people that are able to get vaccinated should be vaccinated. Even though some argue that diseases are already ridded of, every individual needs to be vaccinated to ensure that everybody is insusceptible of getting a disease in case of an
Getting a vaccination protects an individual and prevents them from getting a disease. It works like this, “…if the same germs ever try to infect you again-even after many years-they will come to your defense. Only now that they are experienced at fighting these particular germs, they can destroy them before they have a chance to make you sick” (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention). Not only does getting vaccinated ensure the protection of the people currently around us, but it ensures the protection of the future generations. It protects them because vaccinations help rid the world of diseases, keeping the future generations clear from disease. Certain people all around us cannot get vaccinated because of allergenic reasons or they just do not respond to the vaccine. If the majority of people get vaccinated, it helps protect the ones that cannot be vaccinated. More people that have not been vaccinated get diseases a lot easier than those who have been vaccinated. “For reasons related to the individual, not all vaccinated persons develop immunity…in a country such as the United States the people who have been vaccinated vastly outnumber those who have not” (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention). Many individuals will die if they try to get vaccinated, which is why they cannot be put at that kind of risk. This is why the people that are able to get vaccinated should be vaccinated. Even though some argue that diseases are already ridded of, every individual needs to be vaccinated to ensure that everybody is insusceptible of getting a disease in case of an