Do Parents Need Vaccinations Necessary?

Would the thought of giving your child 19 shots before their 2nd birthday panic you from vaccinations? Most parents do question if vaccinations are necessary for their children to stay healthy. The history of vaccinations started with Edward Jenner. When settlers moved to the New World, smallpox took a toll on them causing multiple deaths in the towns. Jenner came up with the theory that exposing others to the virus would create immunity for them. That theory was proven true and created what we now call vaccines. They have been proven to prevent people who receives the vaccines to get the virus. It's now required for children to have a series of vaccinations before they are allowed to attend school. This has caused a big controversy on the
During the, controversy of vaccinations has became a social issue because of different believes. Although there has been multiple organizations and medical physicians that says vaccines are the best way to prevent children from becoming dangerously sick, like all medical treatments, have side effects that may be fatal. Although it’s rare to encounter these side effects, some parents wouldn’t like to take a chance at exposing their children to it. Since there are cons to vaccinations, there are pros to it. They provide immunity to viruses so the immunity will pass on to future generations. With the immunity being passed down, viruses have been eradicated. For example, now smallpox has been eradicated because of the vaccination for it has caused immunity in humans. There are still vaccinations for it but the need for it has lowered. The new vaccinations will treat these current viruses like smallpox and hopefully eradicates those as well. While vaccinations can cause fatal side effect, parents should still vaccinate their children because it can save children’s lives, creates natural immunity for future generations, and it protects others from