Pro- Vaccinations vs. Anti-Vaccinations,
What is the better choice?
Davonica Lucero
Clovis Community College
March 16, 2015
PROV-VAX VS. ANTI-VAX
Introduction
Some may argue that children’s immune systems can fight off diseases and infections naturally. Though that may be true in some cases, vaccinating children is very important and has prevented so many diseases. Vaccinations can save children’s lives’, save money and time, and prevent diseases.
Anti-Vaccination
Side Effects There are cases of children whose vaccines have caused serious, even sometimes fatal, affects. All vaccines carry a risk of a life threatening allergic reaction in one per million children. Seizures coma, low consciousness, …show more content…
Also, aluminum is used in some vaccines. Aluminum in large amounts can cause neurologic harm in the human body. Glutaraldehyde is a compound found in disinfectants used by medical staff and to clean dental equipment, this is found in DTaP vaccines. This ingredient can cause asthma and other respiratory issues. If a child is allergic to eggs some flu vaccines contain chicken egg protein, this can cause a severe allergic reaction. These are just few of the harmful ingredients used in vaccines. There are several more harmful ingredients that can cause Alzheimer’s, Lou Gehrig’s Disease, ADD, seizures, and …show more content…
Most statistics state that these effects only happen one in every million or one in every hundreds of thousands. Vaccines like MMR have been used without extreme effects since the mid 1940’s.
Vaccination is the better choice Vaccinating your children is overall the best decision. The chances of extreme side effects are very rare. The amount of time and money spent on sickness from a disease that could have been prevented is too high. Vaccinated children as a population is important the
PROV-VAX VS. ANTI-VAX
Community’s health now and in the future. Vaccinations make traveling less scary because we are vaccinated to prevent diseases we could encounter in other countries. Vaccinations have saved many newborns lives. Vaccinated your child is a decision that should be made in order to live a heathier life.
Conclusion
There are many facts given on the pro-vaccination side and anti-vaccination side. Although, there are many reasons to not vaccinate, the most logical decision would be to vaccinate your child. As a society we could hope that the continuation of vaccinations could even eradicate more diseases. Vaccines save money and time, lives, and prevent