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    vaccinations are the following: To begin with, according to CDC, in the olden days, before vaccines were made, diseases like whooping cough, polio, measles, and rubella hit a lot of infants, children and adults in the U.S. This resulted in a huge number of people dyeing every year from the diseases, however, most doctors have never seen a case of measles recently. As vaccines were developed and became used widely, these diseases rates have been attenuated and almost gone from our country.…

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    about why vaccines are so important. The public’s understanding of these illness and their risks is the best way to get everyone to vaccinate their children. The public became more aware of the problems of these illnesses in December 2014 with a measles outbreak…

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    does this myth still persist in our culture? Three major myths were proposed in this case. Many believed the combination measles-mumps-rubella vaccine caused autism. Others thought it was caused by the use of…

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    Children all over the world are being punished by parents who refuse to vaccinate them. They are being punished by diseases such as Polio, Small Pox, and Measles. These diseases are the cause of millions of children throughout time being maimed, crippled, and killed. We have seen the outcome of some of these illnesses in such people as Franklin D. Roosevelt who contracted polio and lost the use of both of his legs. Diseases such as these have no place in the modern world where they are easily…

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    The word autism was first used to describe a “subset of schizophrenic patients who were especially withdrawn and self-absorbed” (Sole-Smith, Virginia). The meaning of autism has changed drastically since its initial definition. In 1991 the United States federal government made autism a special education category. This is when public schools began identifying children on the spectrum and offering them special services allowing them to get the proper assistance related to their needs. (Sole-Smith,…

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    vaccinations by social groups often misrepresent the scientific data and are not backed by scientific logic. These concerns have led many parents to decline the recommended vaccination of their children which had led to a resurgence of diseases such as measles and pertussis in the United States (Maglione et al, 2015). Although…

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    than harm and they do help protect children from dangerous diseases. Children have weaker immune systems than adults and vaccines help keep them safe from many diseases. The common vaccines recommended for children are MMR, which protects against measles and mumps; pertussis, which protects against whooping cough; and polio and varicella, which protects against chickenpox. A vaccine is a substance used to control the production of…

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    Small Child Vaccines

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    get are for polio, measles, mumps, and the seasonal flu. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommends that healthy children receive 49 doses of 14 vaccines by the time they're six years of age. At the age of two months a child can go in and get their first series of doses. Between 12 and 23 months children receive the following vaccines: “Chickenpox (Varicella) Diphtheria, tetanus, whooping cough, Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib), Measles, Mumps, Rubella…

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    It states “...vaccinations since 1924 have prevented 103 million cases of polio, measles, rubella, mumps, hepatitis A, diphtheria, and pertussis….” Since vaccinations have been around it hasn't done anything but prevent future diseases to people and the spread of it. The author refers to this article to emphasize by using logos that vaccinations…

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    Imagine waking up one morning to find the terrifying discovery that your child is completely unable to move his jaw and can barely swallow or breath. This could be the horrifying reality for any parent who didn’t think it necessary to get their child the tetanus vaccine. Now, since it wasn’t a mandatory shot, that parent’s decision could prove fatal for their child. Currently, vaccinations are recommended in most states, however, they are not required by law. In fact, most states offer…

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