The Influenza Vaccine Vaccines save us from being infected with viruses. They save approximately 2.5 million people from death every year. However, while they help save lives, vaccines still have both minor and severe side effects. This can result in nausea, severe sickness, and in rare cases, death. Every year, 3,000 to 4,500 people in the United States are hospitalized due to vaccine side effects. It is extremely important for all communities to be informed about the side effects of vaccines and
humans have developed ways to cure themselves, beginning with simple herbs and proceeding as far as vaccines and complex medicines. One cure that long eluded scientists was that of the influenza virus. Now, the influenza vaccine, or flu shot, saves thousands of lives a year and helps prevent serious complications resulting from influenza infection. At no time was a search for the cure for influenza more frantic than after the devastating effects of the pandemic of 1918. The pandemic killed somewhere
During the frigid winter months, the flu takes ahold of the entire country, constraining it in a cough-ridden, congested grasp until taking its leave in the warm months of spring. Several strains of the influenza virus compose collectively of the flu, and these strains mutate — or alter their genetic composition — as the virus creeps into and out of the people and animals it infects. Throughout the year, researchers and doctors scramble to find the most effective prevention for the evasive flu so
the organisms that could possibly cause disease. On the other hand, Vaccines are also very important to us. They can literally stimulate someone’s immune system by producing immunity to a specific disease which will prevent you from being infected. In fact according to research, vaccines have decreased the number of infections from preventable diseases by more than ninety percent. The brilliant man behind the invention of vaccines goes by the name of Edward Jenner. The country doctor living in England
really expected there to be that many prescriptions going through a pharmacy in my small hometown. Mrs. Becks also administered several influenza vaccinations to patients. She told me that once you have been giving vaccines long enough that it is very simple, but did not like it at first. I would have thought it did not take a lot for a pharmacist to give flu vaccines, but sometimes it interrupts the flow of work they had been doing prior to that. In a community pharmacy, there is one pharmacist on
50 000 Canadians in a single year, the Spanish Influenza is considered to be one of the most fatal pandemics in Canadian history. In 1918, quarantines were not a new concept, but the quality and quantity of quarantines changed impressively during the fight against the Spanish flu. Unlike quarantines, vaccines were a completely new phenomenon; prior to the flu epidemic, there was almost no history of vaccines in Canada. However, quarantines and vaccines were not the only measures Canadians took to prevent
flu was unlike any other, and in infected unlike any other. Not to mention, the progression of this illness was extremely quick. One minute you’re fine and the next you’re suffering from a high-grade fever and lying on your death bed. Unlike the influenza virus that many are familiar with today, this form of the virus targeted -- and killed -- the young and healthy. This to me was an interesting fact as it is more common that viruses affect those who are elderly, pregnant, under the age of five, or
Defying Mother Nature refers to defying its natural laws. There are several people who are changing their identity, making plans to resist future consequences, having vaccinations to be free from infections, but is it possible for humans to defy Mother Nature? Most scientists, nowadays, prove "manipulators of nature" wrong, and it is impossible for humans to correct all natural flaws because there is a limit to it according to the fate which Mother Nature has put for humans. Even though humans are
this problem? In fact, there is a solution: vaccines. A vaccine is a treatment which makes the body stronger against a particular infection. Vaccinations are considered one of the greatest medical achievements of modern civilization. However, people around the world are not fully vaccinated against diseases. If vaccines become mandatory, it is possible that all the negative consequences of certain diseases and diseases itself could be eliminated. Vaccines should become mandatory considering they can
Complex Charleston, WV 25305 RE: Senate Bill 318 - Offering flu vaccines to persons 65 and older in specific facilities Dear Mr. Takubo, My name is Courtney Passley and I am a junior nursing student at West Virginia University. I am writing to you to present my perspective and my support for senate bill 318. I very much support this bill and I would like to present some information as to how this will help the community. Influenza is an illness that can result in prolonged hospitalization or
cures in the form of vaccines. Thousands of people are dying every year from preventable diseases because they’re refusing to get themselves and or their children vaccinated on account of bogus claims and false studies. Vaccinations should be mandatory because it prevents the spread of diseases to people who can’t afford them, it stops epidemics from happening and killing millions of people, and diseases that have already gone away because of vaccinations won’t come back. Vaccines are the leading cause
Should the Flu Shot Be Mandatory? Vaccines have been proclaimed by many people as one of the miracles of modern medicine. Vaccines are credited with saving thousands of lives and wiping out many contagious diseases. Recently, there has been a tremendous debate whether annual influenza vaccines should be mandatory. Influenza vaccines should be voluntary because people have the right to examine data on vaccinations and make their own informed decisions. Although people should have the freedom
The Flu Shot To get the flu vaccine or not to get the flu vaccine? This is a huge controversial question millions of Americans today ask themselves every year. There are many myths that come along with the topic of the flu vaccine that lead to people questioning the effectiveness of the medication. Safety for our families and loved ones is what we aim to achieve, but what are the pros and cons of this vaccine? What are the consequences and what are myths, but most importantly: what are the reasons
compared to other states, but the state had the lowest enrollment in comparison with other states 'for example' a state with the highest tuition ... ... middle of paper ... ...the market for the influenza. Government involvement in the provision of the vaccine can yield an effective quantity of vaccines through conduction of frequent medical camps in schools, colleges and public gatherings. This would increase the number of people vaccinated. A good example of an original private good is the food
nineteen months to thirty-five months old have been vaccinated for Haemophilus influenza type b is 82%. On the most common vaccinations for children influenza is the lowest out of all of them. Is the reason vaccination for influenza lower because of the fears that social media has betrayed like the autism scandal, it not being effective or that its not necessary? In the first article relating the nasal spray form for the vaccine this closely
in 2015? According to the New York Times, almost 56,000 people died in the U.S. alone. By getting a vaccine, you can protect you and your family. You should get the flu vaccine because it reduces the risk of getting the dreaded Influenza virus, it reduces the risk of miscarriages, and it can even protect you from heart attacks. Vaccines have been proven to protect people from the infamous Influenza. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention acknowledges that “...flu vaccination reduces the risk
Is it justifiable to claim that community protection outweighs the liberties and rights of the HCP? Mandatory vaccines violate autonomy and “no one should be forced to take medications, in particular controversial and potentially harmful as vaccines” (Galanakis, Jansen, Lopalco, & Giesecke, p. 4-5, 2013). Consent to vaccination can intersect other rights such as medical, religious and cultural liberties. This creates an ethical
Why vaccines are important I was a previous healthcare professional and I have seen children and the elderly end up in the intensive care due to the flu. Over the years, there has been a movement of anti-vaccinations that urges the public not to get vaccinated. This has also been a personal issue for my brother. His soon to be ex-wife has decided not to vaccinate their son. This decision has caused more tension in the family because we strongly believe that there is no harm in vaccines. Also,
Research has shown that vaccines may play a role in the development of autoimmune diseases, and some has even suggested causative links. There is as much counter evidence on the notion that vaccines may cause autoimmune disease as there is evidence supporting it, as it is a very controversial subject not only among scientists, but also in popular media today. Though there is little doubt among the scientific community about the effectiveness and benefits of particular vaccines, it is important to strive
Though dramatically affected by the flu, the elderly have more than one shot to help prevent potential death by the influenza. Of the two dose, the higher dose of the flu vaccine is usually for people who have extremely weakened immune systems. In an article written by James Steckelberg M.D., it says that the higher dose “contains four times as much flu antigen—the part of the vaccine that stimulates the immune system…” (Steckelberg, 2014). The high dose of the flu shot otherwise known as the “Fluzone