Influenza vaccine

Every year, school children begin the same ritual; mandatory vaccinations. They bring home packets full of forms stating which vaccines are required for each child to attend school. For most families, this is just another duty to add to a checklist of things to do for school and gets done without a second thought, but for some, this is a dreaded process. Many parents choose to opt out of vaccinating their children for reasons such as, medical limitations and religious beliefs, but over the last…

Vaccines are necessary for both the prevention and elimination of disease both in the community and worldwide. Parents make decisions every day to keep their children safe and healthy. From choosing the right car seat to selecting the right diet, parents consult experts, family, and friends to make the right decisions for their child. The choice to immunize is no different. The disease-prevention benefits of vaccinating are much greater than the risks and possible side effects for almost all…

microorganism used to help cure diseases and misused by Medics, and biological warfare. To combat sickness scientist have studied ways to reduce deaths caused by diseases by developing vaccines. The use of vaccinations aids a sick person to cure a certain viruses like the flu or small pox. “The idea behind a vaccine is to stimulate the body’s…

Zimbabwe and Bangladesh, America has a lower vaccination rate. In an article published for Opposing Viewpoints in Context, Neil Z. Miller, director of the ThinkTwice Global Vaccine Institute, argues that mandatory vaccinations are a moral outrage and should be eliminated. Despite the negative propaganda they often receive, vaccines are safe, necessary, and essential to guaranteeing the health of the greater human community and should therefore be mandatory, barring medical…

Bordetella pertussis, also known as whooping cough is a bacterial infection of the upper respiratory system. Symptoms range from that of a common cold too short periods of apnea and in extreme cases death. Pertussis is a highly contagious disease that can affect anyone but is more common in children and in infants. Although this disease is preventable and treatable it is currently and continually on the rise. The whooping cough is caused by the bacterium Bordetella pertussis. B.…

been one of communal health’s greatest accomplishments. However, there is an ethical dilemma that lies within the realm of vaccinations; the autonomous decision of the person to become vaccinated versus the protection of a susceptible population. Vaccines have become readily available in most parts of the world, yet disputes about how suitable the requirements are for vaccinations, including legal mandates of vaccinations when a public health emergency arises and more consistently making…

The anti vaccination movement was born at the beginning of the twentieth century. The movement came about after several failed vaccinations resulting in serious injury and in some cases death have occurred. Most of these fatalities were children, which added to the anger in parents. The Supreme Court ruled on a landmark case Jacobsen vs. Massachusetts in 1905, this ruling mandated parents to vaccinate their children or incur a penalty. Government involvement in the lives of the people was…

Parents are the ultimate caretakers for their children. Children, at a young age, are the most susceptible to the many diseases of this world, and their immune systems are hard at work. Some parents provide the extra support through the use of vaccines, while some choose to not vaccinate their children. But unvaccinated children are walking disease-spreaders, and they pose harms to those that cannot be vaccinated due to other conditions and restrictions. Vaccinations should be mandatory by…

parent can choose vaccines for their children, a decision that ultimately may protect the child, hurt the child, or possibly put others in the community at risk. Upon thorough factual research, a parent has a more informed to choose which vaccines should be administered to their child knowing the true statistics of the likelihood of a child actually contracting a particular disease, and some of the harmful risks of certain vaccines, parents can better understand which vaccines present a danger…

Vaccines and Autism For centuries, vaccinations have been used to prevent harmful diseases from the body. In the 1880’s, a vaccine against rabies was created. Since then, the science of immunology has only progressed. By the late 1920’s vaccines had started to become widely available. Diseases like whooping cough, tuberculosis, and tetanus were dramatically reduced, all due to the groundbreaking development of vaccinations. Smallpox, a disease that has wiped out societies, has completely been…