Vaccination Argumentative Essay

Vaccination:

Should Parents Have the Right to opt out of Required Immunizations

The ecosystem of life has always consisted of survival of the fittest. The species that thrives in today's world are the ones which are able to adapt to their environment and flourish in it. Humans are one such species which have continued to adapt and evolve in the ever changing world of life. Diseases have always been one of the primary sources of eradicating the human species, however the resilient brains of humans have created ways to treat and prevent the disease that harms human life. A vaccination is, “the act of introducing a vaccine into the body to produce immunity to a specific disease” (http://www.cdc.gov/vaccines). An immunization is, “ the process whereby a person is made immune or resistant to an infectious disease, typically by the administration of a vaccine” (http://www.who.int/topics/immunization/en/). It is through the process of vaccination and immunization that humans have been able to advance

There are always new ideas and systems implemented in order to lower the costs of the healthcare industry. National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases, CDC states that “vaccination will prevent an estimated 322 million illnesses, 21 million hospitalizations, and 732,000 deaths over the course of their lifetimes, at a net savings of $295 billion in direct costs and $1.38 trillion in total societal costs” (2013). According to the data presented vaccination has saved billions in direct costs and trillions in societal costs. The data showed that for every one dollar that was invested in a vaccination, there was a three dollar social benefit. Even though the analysis was conducted in the U.S. it would be extremely beneficial to other countries which are facing extreme problems regarding their immunization methods. The presented data also shows that immunization can have a tremendous impact on a global