Rotavirus

measles. After the program, was started more vaccines have been added to the infant immunization schedule, namely hepatitis B, Hemophilus influenza type B vaccine, yellow fever then pneumococcal vaccine and most recently Measles second dose and Rotavirus vaccines. These vaccines address key killer diseases with the objective of achieving 90% vaccination coverage at national level and in high risk sub counties of all Children under two years by 2015 and 80%n in low risk areas. Health care for…

Vaccines help to eradicate deadly diseases. Today children are vaccinated from many diseases starting at birth but some parents decide not to vaccinate their children, diseases are coming back into our society that have not been reported since the 1950’s. Anti-vaccinators have argued that it is a parent’s right whether they vaccinate or not. Many nearly eradicated diseases are making a comeback with anti-vaccine activists pushing uninformed parents to question doctors and no longer vaccinate…

Vaccines stimulate the production of antibodies to provide your body against many diseases. “Vaccines … have been proven to be safe, and what happens if you don’t take vaccines is children get measles and die. So the anti-vaccine crowd has … kept measles around in a way … it’s a tragedy, because so much is done to make sure these things are safe” (Oshinsky). Vaccines are developed and manufactured by scientists in order to prevent the population from contracting a disease and/or potentially…

Is it ethical not to treat children whose parents have chosen not to vaccinate? More and more physicians are beginning to wonder if they are creating a risky environment for their patients if they continue to treat unvaccinated children. In 1962 the “Vaccination Assistance Act” was passed. This act provided ongoing financial support to both state and local health departments. By 1977 the Childhood Immunization Initiative set goals for 90% immunization levels for US children. In 1980 these…

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All 50 states have laws requiring specified vaccines for students. Although exemptions vary from state to state, all school immunization laws grant exemptions to children for medical reasons. Almost all states grant religious exemptions for people who have religious beliefs against immunizations [1]. The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices makes scientific recommendations which are generally followed by the federal government, state governments, and private health insurance companies.…

About 4,500 children may develop serious adverse effects involving life-threatening conditions, hospitalization, permanent disability, or death each year from vaccines ("Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System," n.d.). This a very high number of serious adverse effects per year. It is hard to understand that even with this number so high, discussion of the possible requirement of all children to have vaccines are in debate. Vaccines should not be required for children because the government…

death and 322 million of childhood illnesses were prevented for the past 22 years. Even with all of these positive side effects, there is still concern for future health risks and in rare cases, death. One in every 20,000 babies who receive the rotavirus vaccination can get intussusception. Intussusception is a type of bowel blockage that requires hospitalization. When a child gets the DTaP or MMR vaccination the parents are putting the child at risk of long-term seizures, coma, lowered…

Vaccination of Children A precious gift, a bundle of joy, and a parents’ greatest accomplishment, a child. Health is a choice. Once children are born parents are faced with the decision to vaccinate their child. Vaccination has positives and negatives which are constantly discussed throughout society and among new parents. Vaccination is a strong controversial topic within the medical field; some parents vaccinate to protect, save time and money, and prevent medical issues in future generations,…

Vaccines for children will be one of the most controversial topics in medicine today and will continue to attract more attention in the years to come. For every parent, there comes a difficult decision that parents have to make when having children, but how many people know the pros and cons of vaccinations. Vaccines have been protecting children for many years from diseases that when becoming an epidemic, killed many. Children should not subject to the susceptibility of having and…