Essay On Vaccinating Children

Throughout the years there have been many things that have threatened children. One of the biggest threats to children has been disease. The human race has worked and fought to prevent children from dying of these diseases. With great strides, this goal has been met with the creation of vaccines. Though many people think that vaccines are a good idea, there are also others who don’t believe in vaccinating their children. In the best interest of children and everyone around them, vaccination is a great way of preventing and eliminating diseases. Diseases have been on the planet as long as people can remember. The Chinese used innoculation techniques as early as 1000 A.D. for smallpox (“Vaccines ProCon.org” 4). Though the Chinese were the first
Continuing with the caution of making vaccines safe, The National Childhood Vaccine Act (NCVIA) was passed in 1986, in order to help and take care of the American people’s needs (“History of Vaccine Safety” 2). The National Childhood Vaccine Act (NCVIA) requires all health care providers to report any adverse events with a vaccine (“History of Vaccine Safety” 2). During the development and usage of vaccinations, the first state in the US to promote vaccinations was Massachusettes (“Vaccines ProCon.org” 4). Later on, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) would be introduced into the world to keep a more controlling hand in the matter of licensing and approving vaccines and many other things that have to do with the health of man, woman, and child. A vaccine will not be approved by the FDA, if not all children will be protected from deathly side effects (Heyworth 4). Before being approved it usually takes ten years or longer to get a vaccine licensed (“History of Vaccine Safety” 3). Also all plants that produce/make vaccinations are inspected by the FDA to make sure that they are safe (“History of Vaccine Safety” 3). Even after the approval of a vaccine, it is still carefully monitored