Eassy On Vaccination

Today parents have become more concerned about the rise of chronic disease like asthma, autism, and food allergies, than acute diseases like polio and small pox. We should not continue to require and promote vaccines for diseases like polio that have not been around for many years. Another example is measles, this used to be a common childhood infections just like the chicken pox is today. Back when my mom was a kid, she was taken to the neighbor 's so she could get the measles as a young child. Then, after contracting the infection, her body would be immune for the rest of her life. Today, there are rarely any cases of measles, but it continues to be a required vaccination as if it was a dreaded disease. "No child has died from measles between 2005 and 2014, yet 108 died …show more content…
My dad is a Chiropractor and holds a belief in not vaccinating newborns. So my mom and dad agreed to carefully research when the best time to vaccinate me would be. At first, they thought they would vaccinate me at age two because my immune system would be better developed. Once I reached age two, they had further learned that it would be even better if they delayed vaccination until school age as is done in many other countries. Upon entrance to school they agreed to conscientiously object vaccinations until I would travel out of the country. One year later we took a family trip to Mexico, and they still choose to not vaccinate me as they did not believe I was at risk with where we were traveling. It wasn 't until I was 16 when I went on a missions trip to an undeveloped Third World country when I received my first of only two vaccinations. My immune system has been given the opportunity to fully develop and be strong enough to handle any vaccinations I may need in the future if I travel to places where I may be put at risk for serious disease. In addition, I am a healthy young adult because of the choice my parents made to not vaccinate