Vaccination schedule

benefits. One of these is the ability to live life without the fear of many communicable diseases putting susceptible populations at risk. These are diseases that in the not so distant past had wide spread morbidity but today are nearly unknown due to vaccinations. When we start wondering what the purpose of vaccines are, it’s paramount to recall what they’re protecting us against and buying into the fearmongering surrounding them. In the United States, we have the luxury of vaccines that are…

decisions a parent has to make after the birth of their child is that of vaccinations. “Creating a circle of protection around infants” ("Centers for Disease…

Diseases that can become prevalent and run rampant affect populations, therefore it must be monitored closely. Two examples of public health information systems tailored to combat an epidemic are CDC’s HIV/AIDS reporting system and Immunization Information systems (ISS). The CDC’s National HIV Surveillance System is the major source that monitors HIV trends in the United States (CDC.gov, n.d.a). Also, the CDC finances and aids state and local health departments to gather the information. Thus,…

your acceptance to medical school. She goes on to ask you about your opinion on childhood vaccinations. She is worried about vaccinating her baby because of some of the things that she has read about vaccines. How would you respond to her? (You may use any resources for your answer) (2000 character) I would advise her to conduct research into the benefits and risks of choosing to forgo childhood vaccinations. When doing so, I would recommend using credible scientific sources, such as scientific…

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,…

Vaccinations Should be Mandatory There has been a continuous debate about whether or not parents should take part in vaccinating their children. Many parents worry about the unknowns of vaccinations. This could be what is in the vaccine, when the vaccine is given to the child, and how their child will react to a vaccine, or they could have religious beliefs that go against vaccines. Today, there is a routine immunization schedule for babies and young children that was created by the CDC which…

children vaccinations to avoid the harm that diseases and illnesses cause, but there are still those that have doubts and concerns. Mark Zuckerberg, the founder of Facebook, is one of the pro-vaccination parents as he posted a photo of his daughter getting her vaccine. Unfortunately, this incited a heated debate in the comments under the photo over whether or not Zuckerberg is making the right choice, or anyone for that matter, vaccinating his child. This irrational fear of vaccinations is…

produce antibodies to help fight off future diseases in your body and sometimes even preventing them at all. This is done through a scientific process where scientist take a dead or weakened form of the virus and administer it through a needle vaccination or a spray through the nose. The needle of the 2 being more effective but the nose spray being more child and people friendly.…

Vaccination has strongly and quickly integrated into modern medicine, and several generation have grown up without being exposed o epidemics of whooping cough, measles and mumps, Polio, etc. However, during the current decade an anti-vaccine movement has emerged, powered by the complaints and claims of parents over the internet and in videos related to alleged specific effects regarding vaccination. Many parents choose not to vaccinate their children, or refuse specific vaccines. The purpose of…

Vaccines and Autism Andrew Wakefield, a British gastroenterologist caused a widespread panic with a now vastly discredited and retracted paper from 1998 that linked the measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR) vaccine and autism. Since his paper, there has been a ton of scientifically unsupported theories linking vaccines and autism. Many parents also stopped vaccinating their children as a result (Gross, 2016). In 2011, Dr. Mercola published an article titled How to Help Eliminate the Hidden Enemy…