Whether to vaccinate or not? A question on many new parents mind. Should vaccination be compulsory? Vaccinations should not be compulsory as it is their child however are they putting their child life at risk? To fully understand the many benefits that vaccinations provide to the health of a child the correct description and biological process of how vaccines work must be known.
Why to immunise? It is the safest and most effective ways to protect children and the population of disease some in which may be life threating. Vaccine success as a public policy depends not only on the added protection that vaccines confer upon those who get immunised, but also on the decreased likelihood that anyone will come into contact with the disease. When a child’s body in invaded by a pathogen it relies on the immune system to fight the disease. The
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Vaccines are very effective in herd immunity. Herd immunity is the theory of ensuring that majority of population is vaccinate to protect those who aren’t or who medically can’t due to other factors. This is successful in reducing disease especially in young children.
How long they last for ( they 2 different types) side effects, misconceptions (autisum)
There are a few misconceptions surrounding immunisation and some disagree with the whole process. The main misconception is surrounding the XX injection and autisum as this disease develops around the same time that the XX vaccine is given. It was XX who first published this theory which has now been proven to be incorrect however some people still are in agreeance with his theory. There are some people who completely disagree with immunisation.
The future of vaccines
Edible vaccines
• Gene of interest introduced to transgenic plant (best if plant produces fruits that can be eaten raw to avoid genetic degradation via cooking)
Aerosol
It allows your body to learn what they should fight against. However, the vaccine effects will not make you sick, since it’s not an alive germ. As the disease enters the body, it alarms the your defense system and starts to create antibodies to kill the germ. The vaccine strengthens your immune system, so a disease will never infect you even if you come in contact with someone who has one. Having a strong immune system is a crucial part to ensure your children are
Today, young children receive vaccines to protect them against 14 different diseases. Because some vaccines require more than one dose, children can receive as many as 26 inoculations by 2 years of age and up to five shots at one time. For this reason, some parents now ask their doctors to space out, separate or withhold vaccines. If the parent(s) decided to not vaccinate their child, the child may not have the necessary antibodies to fight off infection. That is why to protect the child, the vaccine needs to be not enforced on the child, but strongly suggested by the doctor.
As for the safety aspect of vaccinations, there are adverse side effects such as, “the growing number of vaccines all assaulting the immature immune system at once causes complications” (Daley, M. F., & Glanz, J. M. (2011). Another negative aspect, is the amount of vaccination shots children are required to intake at a young age. Vaccine’s contain various ingredients that can be both good or bad that can sometimes be harmful to a child’s health. There
Vaccines are injections given to provide immunity against a variety of diseases. They are designed to build your immunity without inducing the disease they are targeted for. For many years, there were a small number of vaccines available. In the past 10 years, this number has become much greater, creating concern in parents. In recent years, there have been vaccination bills introduced to end the ability for Americans to not vaccinate their children or themselves.
Throughout time, people have claimed that vaccines are in fact not beneficial. These people believe that it is their moral decision to vaccinate, or to not vaccinate due to the “high risk factors.” Although they claim that vaccinations are not beneficial, and too risky this claim is faulty. The science behind vaccinating is supported by evidence, and will benefit society as a whole. Many people abide by the phrase “The stronger you are, the better you are.”
Required Immunity Mandatory vaccinations for children in public schools have been the center of much debate since laws were first developed to regulate immunization. Fears from parents about side effects and adverse reactions have steered many away from wanting to vaccinate their children despite the numerous infectious diseases they prevent. These debates have gotten in the way of progression in schools for preventing the spread of disease. To me, the risks of not vaccinating children are far greater than the risks of adverse reactions.
Vaccines are able to prevent disease in a single child, but their usefulness to society lies in their ability to prevent outbreaks. Vaccines prevent disease through the concept of herd immunity. Herd immunity is the idea that a disease will have a harder time spreading if the majority of the population is unable to contract it (Martinez). For example, if more than 90 percent of people are vaccinated against measles, an outbreak is unlikely to happen even if a person in the community is infected (Oster).
Another reason why parents should get children vaccinated is because it saves lives. When parents have children, they are supposed to love and protect them. Parents believe in many ways that children’s lives are important assets to the world around them. Majority of the time parents make conscious decisions to make sure that they never place their children in harm’s way. Even though parents cannot predict the life span of their children lives they can make mindful decision to enforce the procedures in protecting their lives child’s life.
Many people may think that vaccination is a bad thing, that instead of preventing it causes illness, that is not natural. Natural or not, there are many reasons as to why we should vaccinate us and the younger generation. Most of the time children don’t like vaccination because it hurt, but is the responsibility of a parent to seek the wellbeing of his or her child. Vaccination it’s a preventive measure of various diseases. Unfortunately, things like the anti-vaccination movement, the misinformation on the Internet, and the believe that vaccination causes more damage than is worth, have led our society to think that it’s right not to vaccinate.
The more people who choose to not vaccinate their children, the higher risk those children are at for contracting a disease. Not only that, but these children are harboring the viruses that cause these diseases. According to Fisher, “in 1960 there were more than 1.5 million cases of measles and more than 400 deaths associated with this disease. As a result of our active immunization process in 1998 the United States had only 89 cases of measles and there were no deaths” (Fisher & Shelov, 2000). By this statistic, it is clear to see that by vaccinating children, we are saving other’s lives in the community as well by not spreading deadly diseases onto others, including those who are too young to receive vaccinations
Vaccinations When it comes to vaccinations, there are many different opinions on immunizing a child, especially when that child’s parent has a strong like or dislike towards vaccinating. Immunizations have existed for at least a thousand years and as technology advances more, there are new vaccines being designed to help protect our children from contracting contagious and sometimes deadly diseases, such as Bordetella pertussis, polio, and even influenza. For decades, all 50 states have required that parents vaccinate their children against various diseases, including polio and measles, as a prerequisite to enrolling them in public schools (Ciolli, 2008). Enrollment in public school requires up to date vaccinations in order to protect the children and even the adults from contracting and spreading a disease, possibly causing an epidemic.
The discussion on whether or not vaccinating a child should be mandatory is clear. Vaccines should be mandatory because of their benefits for the direct family of the child. Most will think and claim that vaccines are only helpful to the child, but what it overlooked countless of times is the effect on the families of these children. For instance, a younger sibling can be even more protected if their older brother or sister never exposes them to certain diseases or illnesses. The parents never have to worry about the younger children of the family contracting an illness if they are never exposed to it in the first place.
Children need the vaccination for health because it can protect infants who are too young, children with immune systems, and requires virtually. Infants need to be protected from any
However, vaccination has brought more good than harm as it has proven to be an effective way of saving children, as well as the community from preventable diseases, it benefits families with the costs, time and protects
Vaccinations can help prevent future diseases or viruses in the upcoming life of a child. According to an article from vaccines.gov, “Because of advances in medical science, your child can be protected against more diseases than ever before. Some diseases that once injured or killed thousands of children, have been eliminated completely and others are close to extinction- primarily due to stay safe and effective vaccinations.” Throughout the years more viruses have been prevented due to vaccinations in children. There has also been an increase in the amount of children that get vaccinations at a young age.