Pros And Cons Of Childhood Vaccinations

Childhood Vaccinations What if someone told you that you could potentially protect your child against fatal, debilitating diseases? Well, there is a way. Although there is not a guarantee promise that a vaccine will protect your child 100%, it is still better than no protection at all. Vaccinating your child at an early age can protect them, your family, and the community as a whole. Majority of parents vaccinate their children, but there are still those percentage of parents who believe vaccinations are dangerous and could actually cause more harm than good. According to Weinberg and Szilagyi (2010), “more than a dozen major infectious diseases (most notably, smallpox, poliomyelitis, rabies, diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis, Haemophilus influenzae type b disease, measles, mumps, and rubella) have been controlled in
Vaccinations are not only safe as possible but effective as well. “The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) estimated that 732,000 American children were saved from death and 322 million cases of childhood illnesses were prevented between 1994 and 2014 due to vaccination” (Pros and Cons, 2016). Some vaccinations have completely eradicated fatal and contagious diseases such as polio and smallpox. By being vaccinated children are less likely to develop certain diseases and illnesses that could be potentially fatal or debilitating. According to Daley and Glanz (2011), “We found that unvaccinated children were roughly 23 times more likely to develop whooping cough, nine times more likely to be infected with chicken pox, and 6.5 times more likely to be hospitalized with pneumonia or pneumococcal disease than vaccinated children from the same communities.” Seeing this information proves that vaccinations can potentially protect children. Vaccinations would not be on the market or be used so religiously if they were not deemed