Vaccine controversy

The ongoing controversy concerning vaccination for children has been going on for many years now, making it difficult for many parents to decide what is best for their children. Doctor’s tell parents that they are safe, but how much do parents really know about vaccination? A vaccine is a product that produces immunity from a disease and can be administered through needle injections, by mouth, or by aerosol (Vaccines.gov (n.d.) “Basics”). Another way to explain a vaccination is that it is a…

where water sanitation is lacking. The focus of this paper is primarily on cholera’s outbreak history and disastrous effects on populations. This paper also discusses varying solutions that have been implemented in numerous countries with a focus on vaccine use in Haiti, one of the poorest countries in the world with a turbulent history, versus long-term water safety solutions in Guinea, Conakry, a West-African country ravaged by poverty, disease, and corruption. The main purpose is to compare…

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…

Affairs titled Confidence about vaccines in the United States: understanding parents’ perceptions states that the last ten years raised many controversies powered by parents using social media on whether to be pro or con vaccines. The article also names some of the valid concerns and questions parents have. The article names a few of those concerns like; “the best number of injections to be administered during a single visit” or what is considered safe amount of vaccines to give “over the course…

Vaccines are a biological preparation that provides active acquired immunity to a particular disease. When vaccines are given, it is an injection of a muted down version of a particular disease that allows the body to naturally become immune. Vaccinations against a variety of diseases such as polio, measles, pertussis, rubella and hepatitis B have been successful in preventing negative health effects and death. Opponents of making vaccinations mandatory argue vaccines are not safe and cause…

Centers for Disease Control (CDC) estimates that introducing vaccines has led to more than 99 percent reduction of mortality and morbidity for measles, diphtheria, polio, rubella, and smallpox (Mooney, 3). Vaccination is one of the strategies used to prevent disease in children (Bronfin, 1). However, debates have circulated surrounding the question of whether or not parents should have the choice to vaccinate or not vaccinate their child. The decision of the parent to vaccinate his or her child…

enrolled in these health plans will be able to receive vaccines without any co-pays or other cost sharing requirements. The primary sponsor for this bill was the Dean of the House, John Dingell of Michigan during the 1st Session of the 111th Congress. As parents, we always want to do what is best for our children, we know about the importance of baby gates and car seats to keep them…

Ethan Rogers American Lit. Mrs. Cline 20 March 2017 Childhood Vaccine Controversy: and Why Vaccines are Safe Childhood Vaccination Should Be Mandatory Vaccination is commonly considered one of the greatest medical achievements of modern technology. Vaccinations have helped practically eliminate many childhood or birth diseases that were very common less than a century ago. The immense results of effectiveness of vaccinations can lead to individuals to lose sight of what’s really important…

be vaccinated should remain approved everywhere in the United States by the Food and Drug Administration. To give an historical background to this controversy, vaccines became available to citizens in the nineteenth century. Then, there were many deadly diseases spreading rather quickly and violently, like whooping cough, small pox, measles, and polio, just to name a few. Physicians and other health care professionals had to come up with a cure to save millions of lives during that time of…

or refuse some vaccines for their children” (Haelle). This staggering statement concludes that there is a cause for concern in regards to vaccinating children here, in the United States. The overwhelming percentage of parents who choose not to vaccinate, for whatever their reasons may be, versus those who do vaccinate, has created a recently debatable question. Should parents be required to vaccinate their children, so that all children are safe and healthy? There is much controversy surrounding…