Vaccination Effects On Children

“The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that 2 million child deaths were prevented by vaccinations in 2003” (Bachta, n.d.). In years past, when these vaccinations did not exist, these disease would infect and kill many children. When polio was current, according to Bachta, 13,000 to 20,000 cases were reported annually which would lead children in leg braces, wheel chairs, and with iron lungs (n.d). Before the immunization for measles, there were 450 deaths annually because measles would lead to pneumonia which ultimately led to death for some (n.d.). Bachta also states that “If vaccinations were stopped today, each year about 2.7 million measles deaths worldwide could be expected” (Bachta, n.d.). Bachta goes on in his article, to explain