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    will assist in the prevention of 5 total illnesses including diphtheria, tetanus, whooping cough, hepatitis b, and polio. This is a great benefit for everyone because of the modernized approach with few vaccines. In addition to Pediarix®, there are a few more with the same goals in mind such as Kinrix™, Pentacel™, Boostrix™, and Adacel™ (Skibinski, Dr. David). With the introduction of combination vaccines, there are a great number of potential benefits that will make this process very appealing.…

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    most immediate attention. Vaccines are purposefully to produce immunity to resist a disease without developing the actual symptoms. It also serves to save many lives and protect several cases of serious illness. Children and adolescents through the ages from birth to 18 years old are at high-risk to several diseases. The recommended type of routinely vaccines include: Varicella, Hepatitis A and B, Pneumococcal conjugate, DTaP, Influenza, and many more (Understanding Vaccines, n.d.). Vaccination…

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    Ever since the discovery of vaccines people have been able to avoid diseases and the devastating effects of vaccine preventable diseases such as death and injury. Vaccine play a major role in our society defending our families, communities and loved ones against outbreaks and epidemics as well as reducing the risk of unwanted consequences. Despite the long history of successful vaccination, vaccines remain a very controversial subject. Over the course of history vaccine preventable diseases…

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    diseases. Some of the most common vaccinations are Measles, Hepatitis A, Hepatitis B, Meningococcal, Mumps, and many more. With every day, new information is found out and tested about all types of diseases. Today 's chemists do a lot of research about the diseases and work hard to study their habits and create vaccinations. Lots of money goes into this research, but what happens when kids are not vaccinated?…

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    articles discussing the recent decision to end personal belief exemptions for vaccines in California. Both articles address the anti-vaxxer’s movement, those opposed to vaccinations, as well as the pro-vaccine movement, those in favor of vaccinations. Coming from a scientific background, I am a strong advocate of vaccines as I know they are effective in preventing detrimental diseases. However, regardless of your opinion on vaccines, the question becomes whether or not the government has the…

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    Research Paper: The Vaccine Controversy Since the very first vaccine, there have been proponents and opponents, both arguing the effects of inoculation. For many, the idea of injecting a healthy child with any derivative of a disease is counterintuitive. In America’s reality today, with few major disease outbreaks and extremely effective health care, more and more people are shying away from this idea. But just because the devastating diseases of past years are out of sight doesn 't mean they…

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    The Carleton Prize for Biotechnology: Edward Jenner Meika Johnston 101024738 BIOL1010 1.1 Introduction The Carleton Prize for Biotechnology should be awarded to a scientist who has helped the field in many regards. Edward Jenner has aided the Biotechnology not only during his time period, but also the rest of the foreseeable future. Edward Jenner was the father of vaccination, which allowed immunization for smallpox, and then give the footprints of the immunization…

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    During the 19th century, there was a smallpox outbreak in the U.S., which it led to people campaigns and related anti-vaccine activity. In 1879, The Anti-Vaccination Society of America had a visit from British anti-vaccinationist William Tebb. When the year 1902 came, there was a smallpox outbreak in Cambridge, Massachusetts. While the outbreak happened in Cambridge, it leaded to residents to get vaccinations against smallpox. In 1905, the Supreme Court ruled that Massachusetts has to make a…

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    Chronic Hepatitis B (Fraley). It is estimated that this year 12,900 women in the United States are going to be diagnosed with Cervical Cancer (Cervical cancer). It is estimated that 4,120 deaths will occur from this disease this year (Cervical cancer). Chronic Hepatitis B attacks the liver and could cause both acute and Chronic disease (Hepatitis B). 240 million people are estimated to be chronically infected by hepatitis B, and more than 686,000 people die every year due to hepatitis B…

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    “Vaccines save lives; fear endangers them. It 's a simple message parent need to keep hearing” (Jeffrey Kluger). Immunizations are the most important things for a child to receive in their young years. There are many immunizations made for different types of serious diseases such as measles, polio, and smallpox. Edward Jenner was the first person to create an Immunization or vaccination. He created the vaccine for smallpox in 1796. Smallpox was a serious and contagious disease that would be…

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