Argumentative Essay: The Invention Of The Vaccine

The invention of the vaccine is one of the most essential creations to the human race. Although some people claim that vaccines can do more harm than good ( ¨Vaccines cause autism” is one of the most popular claims), there is no denying the amount of good they have done. Vaccines have saved millions of lives. Since the year 2000, the measles vaccine alone has saved an estimated 20 million lives. Not only do vaccines save lives, but they also improve them. Preventing the illness in the first place prevents any disabilities that come along with it (such as polio taking away the use of a person's legs). The vaccine has done more good than we could possibly understand, and all of it is thanks to Edward Jenner. In the 18th century in Europe, smallpox killed 400,000 people annually. It was one of the most deadly diseases in the world. Smallpox has killed more people than any other disease. From somewhere around 430 B.C, smallpox had been killing people. Even after so many years,

Not only did his discovery of the vaccine cure the most deadly disease known to man, but it has also cured many others. From 1994-2014, an estimated 732,000 children’s lives have been saved thanks to vaccines. Children are more vulnerable to illness due to their weak immune systems, and vaccines have created immunities to many deadly diseases that their bodies no longer need to fight off. SInce 2002, the measles vaccine alone has saved over 20 million lives. These are just a few examples of what vaccines have done for us as a race. Ezekiel Emanuel, an oncologist and Bioethicist and Senior Fellow at the Center for American Progress, said,” Childhood vaccines are one of the greatest triumphs of modern medicine. Indeed, parents whose children are vaccinated no longer have to worry about their child’s death or disability from Whooping Cough, Polio, Diphtheria, Hepatitis, or a host of other