MMR vaccine controversy

United State Center for Disease Control says that less than two percent of parents avoid vaccines (Knopper 40). However, 76% of the nation’s children, 24 to 35 months, are not up to date with their vaccines (Grandstaff 8). These young parents are looking for, what they believe are, healthier alternatives to vaccines (Knopper 40). These parents rarely consult their doctors; they believe doctors are just using vaccines as a way to make more money (Kluger 40). They have started taking their…

This belief started in 1998, after a British physician claimed he had found evidence that the measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) vaccine was linked to autism. This possibility has been thoroughly explored and no study since then has found a link between vaccines and autism. The original study from 1998 has been withdrawn by the UK medical journal that originally published it. () It is possible that this belief has still held it ground today…

High fevers, rashes, miserable coughs, a possibility of blindness or even death. Since the creation of the Measles/Mumps/Rubella vaccine in 1957, the number of cases a year has gone down from half a million to a handful, even though they are highly contagious (Shames). In today’s society, these viruses are so rare that many people cannot even list the dangers and symptoms. Although this is true of the general population, the preventative measure of vaccinations has been on a decline in Ashland,…

Vaccines for the longest time have been under scrutiny, for their alleged correlation with autism and other bad side effects while also having been credited for eradicated or largely eradicated many infectious diseases. The issue even came up during a recent Republican presidential debate. Under all that scrutiny the real question would be: Are vaccines more helpful or harmful? To really understand the answer to this question, one has to look at certain facts. For example, what exactly are…

Working Bibliography Baker, Jeffrey. "Mercury, Vaccines, and Autism. One Controversy, Three Histories” American Journal of Public Health 98(2) (2008): 244-253 .Web. 9 Nov. 2015. Scholarly writer and doctor, Jeffrey Baker’s article “Mercury, Vaccines, and Autism. One Controversy, Three Histories” published in the American Journal of Public Health examines the efficacy of thimerosal in vaccinations and the three specific concepts including vaccine preservatives, mercury poisoning and autism.…

had its first vaccine developed in 1798 (“A Brief History of Vaccination”). Vaccines have only grown and expanded since 1798, and they have done wonders for the world. Unfortunately, for all of the good things that vaccines have done, there are people that think that getting vaccinations can cause more bad than good. People can argue for either getting vaccinated, or not getting vaccinated. Those against vaccinations believe that they shouldn’t have to get vaccines, think vaccines can cause…

Vaccines are an administration, typically in the form of an injection, spray or even an ingestible liquid, of some form of a disease or virus that causes the body to then form antibodies in order to fight off the foreign antigens. Even though vaccines have come a long way in recent years they are anything but modern medicine. Civilizations have been using forms of immunizations…

of requiring parents to vaccinate their children are: those who are vaccinated will never be infected by these diseases ever again, cause herd immunity which will help stop spreading of the diseases to non-vaccinated people who are allergic to the vaccine, prevent the suffering and hurting of people from these diseases, helps source more money to hospitals, it saves time and money, mostly likely covered my health insurance and prevents any children from missing school if an outbreak were to…

their children; unless there is a legitimate medical reason as to why the vaccine would be contraindicated. According the US Department of Health and Human Resources (2017), a vaccine is an invention that can provide immunity from a specific disease; those specific diseases range from influenza to polio. Most public schools require that a child has been immunized before they can attend; and this has started a lot of controversy from parents who feel that they should not be forced into…

Inoculation refers to the induction of an infective organism to produce immunity against various infectious diseases (Definition). In Western medicine, inoculation was the process of preventing smallpox by purposefully infecting a person with the disease in a controlled manner to prevent further infection (Meacham). This practice spread to America during the 17th century, during a smallpox epidemic. However, in 1796 English physician Edward Jenner attempted a newer method of inoculation: Jenner…