MMR vaccine

The MMR protects against measles, mumps, and rubella. Most infants and children receive their first MMR vaccine between the ages of 12-15 months. The second vaccine is required for school aged children between the ages of four and six years old. Since mumps is a virus, it does not respond to antibiotics or other medications. There are…

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 daycares. A vaccine is a substance that is…

Vaccinations: Why They Should Be Mandatory Vaccines have become a staple of medical examinations, recommended by doctors. The combination of these doctors’ advice and the fact that there are vaccines required to be allowed to go to school, most parents today vaccinate their children. However, many other parents avoid vaccinating their children by obtaining exemptions for reasons that range from medical to philosophical. Although this may be interpreted as parents utilizing the right to care for…

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 insisting research continue after haven continuously proved that vaccines are not…

concern from the anti-vaccination community has been for the MMR vaccine, more so than any other vaccine, due to its past association with the preservative thimerosal (Fombonne, Zakarian, Bennett, Meng, McLean-Heywood, 2006). Thimerosal is described as “a mercury-containing organic compound (an organomercurial). Since the 1930s, it has been widely used as a preservative in a number of biological and drug products, including many vaccines” (FDA, 2015). In 2006, a study was performed to determine…

Today, there are thousands of children in the United States whose parents have chosen to not have vaccinated. These unprotected children are the result of their parents’ misguided fear of vaccinations and the side effects that can accompany them. Due to these parents’ worries and the threat their choices pose to others, there has been much debate on whether or not parents should immunize their children. What these parents fail to realize is that by deciding not to vaccinate their children, even…

inconvenience to an otherwise healthy person (Plotkin MD, Mass Vaccination: Global Aspects- Progress and Obstacles). For herd immunity to work, a large percentage of the population must be immune. Herd immunity benefits those who have allergies to vaccine components, cancer patients whose immune systems cannot fight disease (oftentimes despite being vaccinated), and those who are too young to be vaccinated. As vaccination rates in the general population decrease, the risk to these individuals…

Childhood Vaccinations (For & Against) For: During the 20th century, the advancement of immunizations was perhaps the greatest benefit public health measure. Vaccine manufacturers work in conjunction with modern day society to produce safe and effective vaccinations. These manufactures try to figure out the most effective way of mass production along with the cheapest cost for every customer suffering from a disease. Despite smaller public groups trying to go against the administration of…

In order to create a safe environment for young children in the early education and care services, educators and staff need to be vaccinated. Pertussis, measles-mumps-rubella (MMR), varicella and hepatitis A are four popular vaccine-preventable diseases and all educators and other staff are suggested to immunize against these diseases by The National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) (2012). Pertussis is also called whooping cough. It is a respiratory infection that can lead to long…

Rhetoric 306 11/29/2017 Are vaccines autistic? Several interested groups are debating the main question, do vaccines cause autism? One group of stakeholders tends to say that there is no link between vaccines and autism. These people tend to care about the research that medical professionals have taken over decades past. Another group believes that there really is a link between vaccines and autism. These stakeholders care about the research and stories about people taking vaccines, then getting…