Although vaccinations are something generally done by most people, there are people of certain demographics that choose not to vaccinate or are unable to vaccinate for their own reasons. According to Smith et al.’s (2004) Parents who are more likely to go the anti-vaccination route generally come from white, higher income and education households, typically with four or more children. Verses parents who are often young and minorities, with little to no education and live in lower income households. More times than families who don’t vaccinate or are undervaccinated due to economic hardship, health insurance status or lack of, not because they…
In result of the mandated vaccines, there could be conflicts that would rise arguments such as forcing professionals to take the vaccines as a condition of employment that violates their autonomy and freedom to refuse medical treatment without serious consequences. In addition, mandatory vaccines could result in the risk of undermining a person bodily integrity, which could cause side effects.…
Children are the future so why risk their health? It Vaccines have been considered critical in the world today to keep us from being overcome with disease; however, there are some risks. It is important to know both the pro’s and con’s of vaccines before you get your child vaccinated. Although there are some risks, it has been said that more die from not getting vaccinated than a vaccinated child.…
Immunization is still controversial as of today. There are so many questions and scenarios why parents are delaying or skipping vaccinations for their children. According to Gardner, the top 8 reasons are: the severe allergic reaction to a previous vaccine (i.e. allergic reaction that almost never happen but can happen such as hives, difficulty breathing, or low blood pressure and common side effects), egg allergy (e.g. flu shots and measles virus), high fever, asthma or lung conditions (i.e. might cause asthma flare), high-dose steroids (e.g. corticosteroid medication), immunodeficiency or chemotherapy, HIV-positive, and someone at home is sick. Parents are concerns about the safety of the vaccines because it causes side effects (e.g. soreness, redness, swelling in the area of the shot or low grade…
Almost everyone has heard of the issue between the benefits and dangers of childhood vaccines. As a parent you want to do what is best for your child and protect them. Some people have different opinions on what that specifically entails when it comes to childhood vaccines. The argument on both sides range from first amendment right issues all the way to disabling health concerns.…
In 1796, Edward Jenner invented the first vaccine, which was for the smallpox virus. (Google timeline) Centuries later, we now have a very large amount of vaccines that have been created with the purpose of protecting the human race from infectious diseases. The question is, how effective are these vaccines? Are they more beneficial or harmful to us? Are they serving their purpose? Could a person survive in this world without ever being immunized? In this small research paper, I will discuss the pros and cons of getting vaccinated. I will provide data from which each person will be able to make their own decision on whether vaccination is necessary or not.…
Although vaccination has proved to be an effective measure in preventing disease, controversies remain over whether the risks of side effects of vaccinations outweigh the risk of contracting the disease. Vaccination is the process when pathogenic cells are injected into the cells of a healthy person so that the body develops immunity through antibodies to that virus or bacterium. The U.S Center for Disease Control and Prevention recommends that children get 16 vaccines including Diphtheria, hepatitis A, hepatitis B, Haemophilus influenzae, influenza, human papillomavirus, measles, meningococcal, mumps, pertussis, pneumococcal, polio, rotavirus, rubella, tetanus, and varicella (Merino 7-8). Vaccines, along with an acute amount of the disease…
Some people are strongly against vaccinating their children. They feel it is unsafe and can even lead to autism. There have been many reported cases where vaccines have actually done a lot of harm. As the amount of vaccines being administered to children has risen, so has the percentage of children with autism. This is ground-breaking evidence to the anti-vaccine movement. They assume that the more vaccines a child receives, the higher they go up on the autism spectrum. It is believed that a child starts to show signs of autism around the time they are receiving an abundance of vaccinations. In addition to autism, they claim that it is too dangerous to inject infants with such harsh viruses and bacteria. They can not fight this off properly,…
I would like to research vaccinations, and whether children should or should not be vaccinated. Vaccinations are one of the ten greatest public health achievements of the first decade of the twenty first century. According the the Centers For Disease Control and Prevention, routine childhood vaccinations have prevented three hundred and twenty two million cases of disease and about seven hundred thirty two thousand early deaths among children.…
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…
When it comes to the health of children, we all want what we think is best for them. When deciding to vaccinate children, one major concern parents have is that if the vaccine is going to harm the health of the child. Childhood vaccines have been established and perfected for an exponential amount of time. Even though vaccinations have been around for a while, many people are still unsure about them. With this in mind, there are many questions about how vaccines work, what they are, and how they help eradicate diseases.…
When children come into the world, the number one thing a parent wants for their child is to be safe, protected and one hundred percent healthy. There is an ongoing debate of whether or not children should be vaccinated, and many wonder what is the right choice. Since there is no actual guide book on what to do and what not to do for a child, it is a very difficult decision to make, especially on such a controversial topic. There are many pro’s and con’s to this specific subject but there is never a right answer.…
Childhood immunisation must be one of the most significant public health advances in medical history. Thanks to vaccines, children and teens that have been immunised would not have to experience the abhorrent epidemics like polio, mumps, measles and smallpox the older generations did. While it is safe to assume vaccines are here to stay, critics have presented damning yet unverified accounts of the ineffectiveness and harmful side effects of vaccinations urging parents to second guess their choice to immunise their child. The act of immunisation itself is the process of equipping…
There are many benefits to vaccinations. Due to vaccinations smallpox has been eradicated and the last case of Polio in the U.S. was recorded in 1979. These are the two of the most impressive success stories of vaccinations. These are undisputable facts of how vaccinations have helped control disease in the past. Many diseases have run their course and disappeared; e.g. typhoid, yellow fever, and long before there were vaccines. Sanitation, nutrition, and immune system response also play a role in helping control wide spread disease. While that is all well and good the real question is, what about today's vaccinations?…
Seeing that milkmaids, who dealt with cows on a daily basis, did not contract the rampant, and fatal smallpox disease, Edward Jenner set out to understand how this could be. Out of scientific curiosity, he took some fluid from a cowpox blister and inserted it into an eight-year-old little boy. He then exposed the little boy to the small pox disease a few days later. By exposing the little boy to a less fatal strain of the virus, the boy did not contract the horrendous small pox disease, just as he believed would happen. Jenner and his contemporaries did not understand why this could work, but the practice grew and spread in popularity. This first vaccine, invented in 1796, looked much different…