Food and Drug Administration and The Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research (CBER) control vaccine products. Vaccines have to go through extensive testing so that they can be perceived as safe and effective before they can be licensed and distributiated . Even after a vaccine gains approval, it remains under investigation for continued public safety and effectiveness. Also there are laws in place that doctors are required to provide information regarding vaccines prior to administering them so that parents can make an informed consent. Doctors are able refuse to vaccinent a child keep children as patients …show more content…
Parents do have the freedom of choice, in many cases, to decline vaccinations for their children. Also some children cannot get the vaccines because of medical conditions such as leukemia or other childhood cancers. Because of mass vaccination there has been a steep decline in these diseases. A large number of developed countries experience this which is called “herd immunity.” People who have not or could not get vaccinated are protectioned slightly based on the idea that marjority of children and adults they encounter are vaccinated . Immunization has minimized the threat of outbreak and exposure to communicable diseases . Coincidentally many believe the vaccinated are protecting the unvaccinated. This is one of the many reasons we should encourage parents to vaccinate. This can help protect the children who are too ill or unable to be vaccinated. The increases in denial to vaccinate can destroy the system of “herd immunity” and cause outbreaks of vaccine preventable