Your child will be fine and will get better however the possibility of him or her getting shingles is still there. This all could have been avoided if the parent would have had their child vaccinated. Vaccinations are what keep diseases like the chicken pox low in numbers. If a person is infected with virus or diseases such as…
“According to Shot@Life, a United Nations Foundation partner organization, vaccines save 2.5 million children from preventable diseases every year” (Pg. 4). Although there are a few cons to getting your children vaccinated, the pros outweigh the cons with flying colors. Almost all of the disadvantages, such as vaccines causing autism, ADD, and IBS, have been scientifically proven to have no correlation. All children should be required to have vaccinations to be able to attend public schools or…
Vaccinations, a mandatory process all kids need to complete in order to stay in schools. While there are laws that mandate the need for vaccinations, there are those who oppose them. Lately there has been a real uproar about vaccinations, making them seem controversial; like it infringes on their rights and how the vaccinations are just for profit and their main driving force creates autism and or permanent damages in children. Given these counter clams I believe they miss the point of why…
While more studies continue to prove that there is no link between autism and vaccinations, many anti-vaccination followers still find themselves with support. In 2011, The Huffington Post published an article written by one of the most vocal anti-vaccination supporters, David Kirby. While Kirby states in his article deciding not to have a child vaccinated is “unwise and dangerous”, he continues to fuel the skepticism that allows parents to forego vaccinations (Kirby para 3). His article…
The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) estimated that 732,000 American children were saved from death and 322 million cases of childhood illnesses were prevented between 1994 and 2014 due to vaccination.1 Vaccinations could be considered one of the greatest medical achievements in modern development. Because of the invention of vaccines, childhood diseases have been largely eradicated all over the world.2 Vaccinations outweigh the potential risk of diseases that they are created to prevent,…
Parents have a major question facing them today, “Should I get my child vaccinated?” It is important to do so for the health of them and the people around them, and they are extremely safe for use. There are options to opt out of these vaccines, but parents really need to weigh out the pros and cons of vaccinating their children in order to make the best decision for them. I first started exploring this belief because I chose it as a topic for one of my research papers in high school. I chose…
Pro-Vaccination Frames: Not Up for Debate: The Science Behind Vaccination argues that vaccines are not, in fact, associated with autism as proved by scientific evidence. The Science Behind Vaccination frame insists that the public should not be any more concerned by this topic of conversation than in the past. This article uses scientific studies to argue that vaccinations save lives of all children and the current vaccination schedule is crucial. While the author suggests many are still…
If you’re against vaccines, have you ever thought about all the pros of getting vaccinated? Getting vaccinations are ideal for almost everyone, especially children. Children are the future of our world, and if parents are granted the choice to opt out of a getting a few simple shots, it could greatly harm their child, and others around them. Allowing parents to deny vaccines could potentially cause significant health issues. Vaccinating your child could potentially save their life. People…
Public Health policymakers have to take into consideration what those rights consist of. Is it a parent’s right to allow their child to become infected, thus allowing for the possibility of their child infecting other children? Mandatory vaccination laws have been created based on the best available evidence while minimizing intrusion on individual freedoms. Using the evidence available, mandatory vaccination prioritizes public health considerations over individual choice. Historically, the…
The Vaccination Debate The human immune system is the body’s way of protecting ones self from harmful germs and viruses. Within each individuals body we have white blood cells, which aid in the protection against disease. When these cells detect a germ the immune cells replicate, release antibodies, and then tag the germs for disposal. Afterwards, memory cells are creates so when the same virus comes back the body will be prepared. In order to fight against possible infectious diseases,…