Illness, disability, paralysis, seizures, miscarriage, cancer, brain damage, death. All are possible side effects of not getting vaccinated, and some still take the risk. Vaccination is one of the greatest breakthroughs in modern medicine, preventing hundreds of thousands of deaths every year. Getting vaccinated not only keeps yourself safe, but those around you too.
There are two distinct attitudes towards vaccination. On one hand, the scientific community has done decades of research to prove that vaccines are safe and effective. On the other hand there are celebrity lay people who feel that vaccines cause autism, or they’re nothing but a money grab for big pharma.
Every precaution is taken when introducing a new vaccine. Years of research and experimentation and animal testing and human trials are gone through to make sure a vaccine is safe. Any and all possible side effects are listed on medication, and doctors will make sure medical histories are compatible with different immunizations.
Complaints are often made over
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RotaShield vaccine was the first vaccine to prevent rotavirus gastroenteritis approved for use in the US in August 1998. This vaccine increased the risk of contracting a disease called intussusception, that causes a telescoping of the intestines, and requires surgery. During trials, the increased rate of this disease was not significant enough to withdraw the vaccine, therefore intussusception was simply listed as a possible side effect. However an increase of intussusception was noticed after 9 months, leading to the withdrawal of RotaShield, but not before thousands of children were vaccinated. This is a reminder to be cautious when developing vaccinations, as every medication has side effects that may not be obvious at first. If not studied properly, vaccinations can make situations
The effectiveness of vaccinations continues to be proven (Malone and Hinaman n.d.). For example, after development of the measles vaccine and the implementation of the vaccination program, the number of reported measles cases declined from 57,345 in 1977 to 2587 in 1984( CDC 2010 ). However, even though vaccinations have been proven safe and effective; there are still risks as well as the implication that not every person who is vaccinated will obtain immunity. That being said, serious damage from vaccination is a rare occurrence (Malone and Hinaman). A Glanz study (2013) from the Vaccin...
...Although these were initially set to prevent infectious diseases it has been found that there is also prevention of autoimmune diseases, birth control and also cancer therapy. While vaccines provide a proficient means of preventing diseases and improving public health it doesn’t mean all are essential to a healthy life, some do more damage if a sufficient immune system is not present. How the vaccine is formulated and distributed is important to study and follow up on to be certain it is in the best interest of your body to receive the vaccine. Vaccinations will remain present, but it is our choice as individuals to know what they are composed of and how they are administered. Immunizations should be valued and taken seriously, this advancement in technology came at a high speed, which means flaws, and errors will exist, whether we notice them now or in the future.
Many anti vaccine parents say that they are worried that their children will be adversly affected by the harmful side effects of the vaccine. Some even believe it can cause mental illness in children such as attention defecate disorder or autism, but this is simply not the case. Most vaccinated children will show no side effects, but as Cathy Campbell of The Ottawa Citizen states, occasionally “high fever, cough, runny nose, sore eyes, sore mouth and widespread skin rash are symptoms, and take about 10 days to recover”. If you compare these uncommon symptoms to those of the diseases their being vaccinated against, it would be a small price to pay in comparison to the symptoms of polio or the
According to The Gale Virtual Encyclopedia of Medicine “Vaccination is the injection of a weakened or dead microbe in a person to stimulate the immune system against the microbe and prevent disease”(Vaccination). Long-term seizures, permanent brain damage, and deafness are just a few of the many effects that are caused by vaccines such as the MMR vaccine, the Influenza vaccine, and the HPV or Gardasil vaccine ("Vaccines: Types."). Most doctors tend to put this information in the fine print just as many other organizations do and only inform the people of the positive side to the vaccines. Over all, the fact is that the cons greatly outnumber the pros, yet doctors sugarcoat the major things to make them seem minor. Since vaccines can cause changes in youth growth, mental and health development (“Vaccines”).
This generation is debating if flu vaccinations are good or bad. There is a ton of mixed emotions for this topic. Starting with how vaccines can affect you positively, and negatively, and lastly, the important ones you should take.
Vaccines are a controversial topic. While there are many benefits to getting vaccinated, there are also some concerns. The benefits include immunization against many deadly diseases, debilitating diseases, and other simply annoying diseases. The concerns include everything from fears about vaccines causing autism, feeling they aren’t necessary for what they cost, and contracting the disease from the vaccines. While certain concerns may be valid, others are much less so, and will be examined and explained why I would choose to vaccinate my child.
Vaccines tend to work tremendously well. Although no treatment is perfect, a majority of vaccines given to children produce protection from disease 90-100% of the time. However, vaccines can cause certain mild side effects. An example of these side effects would be soreness, headaches, or fevers, which typically go away after a few days. A rare, but serious side effect would be a severe allergic reaction, blood in your urine, or even pneumonia ("Possible Side-ef...
Vaccines can have bad side effects. There are always risks when being vaccinated, but there are risks with anything in life everyday when you wake up and get in a car or get on a bus you are putting your life at risk. If receiving a vaccination has better odds of saving you than harming you, your best bet is to go ahead and get it and take the risk. The diseases we have in Ame... ... middle of paper ... ...
Despite the millions of lives saved every year, vaccines are not perfect. “However, one simple fact cannot reasonably be disputed – the benefits of immunizations far outweigh any possible risks” (Koch). Possible risk factors can include headaches, nausea, fever, or allergic reactions. The risks of natural infection outweigh the risks of immunization for every recommended vaccine. Immunization is considered one of the greatest public health achievements of the 20th century, and experts agree that immunization is key to staying healthy (ProCon.org). The greatest benefit of vaccination is that it prevents
The film “Upstream Color,” directed and written by Shane Carruth, in short is a uniquely bizarre piece of science fiction that questions the traditional lifestyle of its viewers, gently inquiring upon topics most humans are disinclined to face. This independent film features the lifecycle of a parasite that, while used for evil purposes, in the end resembles the natural courses of life bringing the humans effected back to their animalistic roots. Within “Upstream Color” the heroine is rather unusual due to the fact that instead of inventing an obviously positive character that saves the day, Carruth uses a parasite as the heroine of this film. While in the short term the parasite feeds off of human bodies and causes the minds of those infected
How would you feel if your child was to catch a deadly disease at school from another student that had not been vaccinated. For many years, vaccinations have been forced unto babies and smaller children to help prevent a future epidemic such as the ones from many centuries ago. Later within the years after vaccinations seem to have been proven effective and slightly popular, they became mandatory for a student to be vaccinated before being able to enroll into a school. Most parents went along with the new rule ,but there were still many parents that strongly disagreed and felt that it violated their liberty to make decisions for their child 's lives. I personally believe that vaccinations should be forced among students for reason such as: combat deadly diseases, suppress
Each day researchers are finding out about vaccines and are realizing that there are a lot more risks than benefits. Dr Phillip F. Incao explains: “Today, far more children suffer from allergies and other chronic immune system disorders than from life-threatening infectious disease. It is neither reasonable nor prudent to persist in presuming that the benefits of any vaccination outweigh its risk” (qtd in Spaker). While infectious diseases are becoming uncommon there is no need for any person to get vaccinated. There have been many issues surrounding vaccinations all around the world.
The Anti-Vax Issue According to World Book Advanced Encyclopedia, immunization is defined as the process of protecting the body against disease by means of vaccines or serums (Hinman). While medical science backs up the efficiency and necessity of vaccines, within the past decade, a rise in parents disbelieving the medical community and neglecting to immunize their children has occurred. This “fear of vaccines” is nothing new, but with the ever-increasing safety of vaccines, the benefits of inoculation far outweigh the risks. Parents who refuse to vaccinate, or anti-vaxxers, put more than their children’s lives on the line, but also risk the safety of the whole community. Because vaccines are essential to protecting individuals and communities
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
For innumerable centuries, unrelenting strains of disease have ravaged society. From the polio epidemic in the twentieth century to the measles cases in the latter half of the century, such an adverse component of nature has taken the lives of many. In 1796, Edward Jenner discovered that exposure to cowpox could foster immunity against smallpox; through injecting the cowpox into another person’s arm, he founded the revolutionary concept known as a vaccination. While many attribute the eradication of various diseases to vaccines, many United States citizens are progressively beginning to oppose them. Many deludedly thought that Measles had been completely terminated throughout the United States; however, many children have been patronized by