Vaccination

they see and understand points on both sides of the argument. The one view point on this issue is that vaccinations are safe and necessary for children. It has been pointed out that illnesses, including smallpox, polio, and whooping cough, are now prevented by vaccination and millions of children’s lives are being saved. For a matter of fact, children are no longer having to get a vaccination for smallpox due that it no longer exits…

This history of vaccinations started with the smallpox epidemic. After many attempts, a man name Edward Jenner made a vaccination that supposedly eradicated smallpox. Ever since that discovery, different vaccinations have been made for a wide variety of diseases. Immunizations, also known as vaccinations, work by injecting a minute dose of weakened bacteria or virus into the bloodstream in order to create immunity. Then, if a person is later infected by the same bacteria he or she should be…

prevention of diseases due to vaccines. They have singlehandedly helped to make measles, polio, and even tuberculosis virtually extinct. However, there are still people who do not believe in vaccines, specifically, childhood vaccinations. The topic of childhood vaccinations and their regulations are causing quite the uproar and debate in today’s society. Religious exemptions to some of the vaccine regulations in order for a child to go to school need to be stricter. If it were more difficult for…

Colorado Children Required Vaccinations for Schools Vaccination possesses the ability to expunge specific life threatening diseases that affects people and consequently have killed thousands. Parents will never have to treat their children for these life threatening diseases again once their children are vaccinated. Colorado requires all parents to vaccinate their children; however, in the state law of Colorado, parents are allowed to make exemptions. The fault goes to the parents if their…

today’s society, the topic of mandatory vaccinations…

grown adults, even the elderly, all of these people can be negatively affected by people not getting the proper vaccinations. Imagine a family member or a friend getting sick because of something that could have been prevented by an action as simple as getting a vaccination. Many of the diseases that can be prevented by vaccines lead to death. The problem with not getting vaccinations is potentially spreading malicious diseases that could have been controlled through preventative measures. This…

Vaccination do not only help the individual, but also help their entire community to prevent diseases from spreading. With the overall community being vaccinated, they are able to achieve herd immunity. Herd immunity is when “a critical portion of a community is immunized against a contagious disease” and with this the other part of the community that is not immunized will be protected (Tolsma). To achieve herd immunity, “the coverage target is greater than or equal to ninety-five percent…

highlights a key point about vaccinations: Confidence is critical. Lack of confidence in vaccinations -- lack of confidence in their effectiveness, their safety and their usefulness -- has fueled a growing debate about the use of vaccines. Vaccines have, no doubt, revolutionized medicine; however, growing trends in delayed vaccination schedules and vaccination exemption requests highlights a fundamental flaw in vaccine confidence in parents. Discussions surrounding vaccinations spark important…

I’m writing this letter to you today because I wanted to discuss the importance of vaccines. Getting a vaccination is one of the most helpful ways that we as humans in today’s society can do to protect ourselves from communicable diseases. A communicable disease is an illness caused by an infectious agent or its toxins that occurs through the direct or indirect transmission of the infectious agent or its products from an infected individual or via an animal, vector or the inanimate environment…

required vaccination as if it was a dreaded disease. "No child has died from measles between 2005 and 2014, yet 108 died…