Centers for Disease Control (CDC) estimated that 732,000 children were saved and 322 million cases of childhood illnesses were prevented between 1994 and 2014 due to parents preventative vaccinations. (Vaccines 1). With 732,00 children saved from death and illness there should be no question on whether parents should vaccinate their children. Vaccines are an important part of saving children’s lives, all parents should get their children vaccinated, this prevents their child from catching diseases and passing it on to other children and adults, some parents fear that vaccinations can cause autism when there is no scientific evidence; vaccines are safe in the amount used. Many parents fear for their children, especially when it comes to illness. …show more content…
Vaccinated mothers protect their unborn children from viruses that can cause birth defects. For example in 1969 a global rubella outbreak caused deaths of 11,000 babies and birth defects of 20,000 babies. (Vaccines 5). Woman who were given vaccination when children are less likely to pass it on to the offspring and make them ill. Being vaccinated eliminates birth defects, such as heart problems, hearing and vision loss, metal disabilities, and more. Not only does vaccinating children save them from disease at a young age, but protects them and their children in the …show more content…
Children are no longer vaccinated against smallpox because it no longer exists due to vaccinations. The last cases of smallpox in the United States were in 1984, and in the world was 1977 in Somalia. (Vaccines 5). Each year numbers of cases and deaths decrease, because of vaccinations. In the United States by 2012 most diseases were decreased by 99% because of vaccinations. (Vaccines 5). Getting children vaccinated helps protect them from diseases and helps elimate the disease from harming other people. The more people get vaccinated the more of a chance the diseases will no longer be a problem. For example smallpox was eradicated and children no longer have to be vaccinated for it, if people get their children vaccinated there is more of a chance that anothor disease will be eradicated. Many parents do not get there children vaccinated for fear of autism. Autism shows in a child about the same time vaccination Accor. Kids with autism have a weaker or more sensitive immune system than normal. (Edwards 1). Scientist has not found a link between vaccines and autism so there is no proof that vaccines did not cause autism. When there is no proof to show for either side of the case it is hard to pick what to
The simple injections have potential to save thousands of lives every year and they are making the world a safer place. Vaccines can help create an environment where children are not receptive to disease which would have taken lives in previous decades, and for the general population to be healthy, and to keep children safe from illness and disease people should vaccinate themselves. Throughout my research for vaccinations, I didn’t realize the many stances parents could support. I knew previously before researching that many parents didn’t agree with the idea of giving their child a vaccination that could possible cause an issue that wasn’t present before. Although, I always supported vaccinations strictly because of scientific facts; when I read about the many reasons why parents didn’t it was a shock and ultimately overwhelmingly disappointing. Mainly, because it seems like parents are only looking at the few effects vaccinations could have on a child. Overall, I believe that everyone should be vaccinated, not only to help themselves but to help the public from outbreaks that can easily occur if the anti-vaccination movement continues and makes
Mumps, Measles, Whooping Cough, Smallpox, Polio and, Diphtheria are all deadly diseases that were once a death sentence to children and adults around the world, but there is something that can help combat these fatal diseases. Vaccinations can change the course of these lethal diseases, but some families are still refusing to vaccinate the future of the world. Vaccinations can not only be beneficial to the child itself but to rest of humanity as well. There is evidence that goes against false claims bashing vaccination and the positive effects of vaccination overrule all of the negative. Vaccination can have a positive effect on the world due to its life-saving properties, effects on humanity and the extensive amount of safety and care that
There are many reason parents choose to vaccinate or not. Side effects and fears of permanent adverse reactions are among the biggest of parent fears when considering when and how to vaccinate their child. With the emergence of fears of autism, neurological problems, develop...
While everyone has their own rights to their bodies and the bodies of their children, that does not mean that what they think is best for themselves or their children is best for the rest of the population they come into contact with. The majority of people associate vaccinations to babies and children under a certain age, but young adults and elders fall into the category of needing vaccinations. There is currently no federal law requiring adults or children to be vaccinated. Many positives come out of vaccinations to not only the individual, but also to the people they come in contact with. Currently there is an ongoing debate on whether or not vaccinations are safe and if they cause certain disorders in children. The risk of not getting
Vaccines are given for many reasons. Most importantly because they can save your child’s life. Because of the miraculous advances in medical science, children are being protected against more and more diseases than ever before. Some diseases that had once injured or even killed thousands of children, have been eliminated completely. Others are close to extinction, due to safe and effective vaccines. One example of vaccine that has eliminated an illness is the polio disease in the United States. Polio, once America’s most-feared disease, that caused death and paralysis across the country has had no reports in the United States thanks to vaccinations.
In 1998, a study was published that said that there was a link between vaccines and autism. Since then there have been multiple studies, led by the Centers for Disease Control, that have proven the link between them incorrect (“Vaccines Still Best for Children”). Some people have the misconceived idea that if there is a chance that they will not get the disease, that there is no need to receive the vaccine (Franklin). It is important for people to receive vaccinations because the possibility of their catching the disease is quite high if they are around others who are not vaccinated (Franklin).
There are also many cases where many parents strongly believe that some vaccines may have caused autism in their children. The reason being that many parents noticed shortly after their child was vaccinated they noticed symptoms like loss of language abilities and they suddenly stopped interacting with people. Also, the vaccines used to treat measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR) are linked to many autism cases. Vaccines that contain thimerosal, an organic compound that contains mercury, have also been suspected to cause autism in children. Thimerosal has been removed from most vaccines because of its linkage to autism.
Vaccines must additionally be re-evaluated, for the adjuvants used in them can be harmful. In almost every vaccine, a form of aluminum is used as an adjuvant. Aluminum is used because it is causes the body to react quicker to the inactive virus in the vaccine (ProCon, 2016). This helps the body to react quicker to the vaccine and build antibodies faster. However, in recent studies, Aluminum has been discovered to have health effects on humans (ProCon, 2016). Aluminum is not used by the body such as other metals like Calcium or Potassium. When aluminum is in the bloodstream, it concentrates in the brain and substitutes for other important metals such as potassium and magnesium. As it serves no purpose to and does not benefit the human body,
Getting vaccinated is really important for everyone babies, toddlers, tweens, teens, and adults. One reason you should get vaccinated is the flu. The flu shot can help some people prevent getting the flu. Second getting vaccinated properly can help with disease that can’t go away. Third some vaccines can keep you healthy.
Imagine world where no grandparent has to worry about their grandchildren contracting some horrible disease. Contracting measles not only effects children but it also effects future mothers. Contracting measles while pregnant can lead to the fetus being deformed or worse, it can lead to miscarriages. According to Frances Child, “miscarriage, stillbirth, severe heart defects, and deafness in the unborn child are all linked to measles.” Getting an immunization can prevent this and other catastrophic events. Vaccinations can save not only those who are already born, but those who have yet to open their eyes as
“Childhood vaccines are one of the great 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 infections.” (Ezekiel J. Emanuel, 1). Vaccines helped humanity for many years in eliminating illnesses that disfigured, disabled and a lot of times took lives away. Children who do not get vaccinated not only risk themselves by being an easy target for diseases they also, harm everyone around them. In the end, today's children are the fuel of the future. Every parent should think carefully before taking any chance that may harm the coming generation.
vaccinating children will protect future generation from getting a type of diseases or virus. in the other hand some people may think vaccinating their child is dangerous risk because some parents are scared of what the vaccine is going to do to their child. Although believe that the vaccines is a good product because it can eliminate virus, many parents vaccinate their child on a early age so they can be safe. for example vaccinating your children will be beneficial to our future generation from not getting this kind of diseases and many people will be healthy. Although some people believe that the children should not be vaccinated, children should get vaccinated because it will protect she/he from
Vaccinated mothers can help protect their unborn children from viruses that can cause birth defects once the child is born. In addition, vaccinated communities can help to eliminate diseases for future generations, increasing the well-being of the human population. A common misconception about vaccines is that they cause immense financial problems for the individual receiving the vaccine. While vaccines are expensive, most insurance companies will cover the cost of the vaccination, and may only require a very small copay of five or ten dollars. When compared to the total price, vaccines cost less time and money to be given than to treat infectious diseases, which cost parents time off of work to care for a sick child, potential long-term disability care, and medical costs. For example, children under the age of five who contract the flu are contagious for roughly eight days, and, according to a 2012 CDC study, cost their parents an average of 11 to 73 hours of wages, adding up to a $222 to $1,456 loss in pay, as well as an additional $300 to $4,000 in medical expenses (Should any vaccines be required for children?) A vaccine-primed immune system can prevent a disease before it starts, making a person contagious for a much shorter period of time, or perhaps they will not be contagious at all. Likewise, when other people are vaccinated, they are less likely to transfer a disease to others. Vaccines protect not only individual people but entire communities as well. In the 21st century, children are no longer vaccinated against smallpox since the disease no longer exists due to vaccination, the last incidence of smallpox occurred in 1948, proving that if a large number of people within a community are vaccinated against a certain disease, the entire group of people becomes less vulnerable to contract that disease. This type of protection is known as
Vaccines against diphtheria, polio, pertussis, measles, mumps and rubella, and more recent additions of hepatitis B and chicken pox, have given humans powerful immune guards to ward off unwelcome sickness. And thanks to state laws that require vaccinations for kids enrolling in kindergarten, the U.S. presently enjoys the highest immunization rate ever at 77%. Yet bubbling beneath these national numbers is the question about vaccine safety. Driven by claims that vaccinations can be associated with autism, increasing number of parents are raising questions about whether vaccines are in fact harmful to children, instead of helpful (Park, 2008).
Recently the number of parents who are intentionally delaying their children’s general vaccinations is increasing. The controversy that is causing the number of delayed vaccinations to go up is based on the fact that there are negative articles connecting them to autism and other similar diseases. When parents are researching vaccinations and they read those negative articles, those articles make them believe that vaccines cause autism. Vaccines are important because they protect humans from preventable diseases and getting them could save human lives. Vaccines are important throughout life no matter what some research suggests. Parents are now more likely to intentionally delay vaccines because of negative press, even though vaccines