Vaccine Argumentative Essay

Vaccines are an astonishing product that can provide immunity and/or prevention of certain diseases. The first successful vaccination was developed by Edward Jenner,an English Doctor and the father of immunology, in the late 1790s(1). Within the next two centuries, several other successful vaccinations were introduced into the medial field(1). Some vaccines are given to children at birth while others need to be given at other certain ages across a child’s lifespan(1). Some states do allow exemptions to vaccinations due to medical or religious reasons for some parents while other distressed parents seek this exclusion due to safety issues such as how vaccines can lead to disorders, such as autism. Although concerned citizens may say that vaccinations are associated with potential health risks, opting out of these vaccinations can put public health at risk as well as leading to
Everybody is different in their own way and that goes for our bodies and our immune systems as well. MaryJo Perry, co-director of Mississippi Parents for Vaccine Rights, says that since every child is different doctors can not predict how they will react to the vaccination(1). In her article MaryJo also states that “A baby today receives more vaccines by six months old than his/her mother did by high school graduation”(1). This just goes to show the monstrous production of vaccinations being made every year and those that are required for children before they are even a year old. Not to mention that our federal government protects vaccine manufacturers from liability lawsuits since vaccines are the only pharmaceutical products that have government endorsements(1). MaryJo says that if we can’t have any say in court against vaccines then we need to at least protect our rights towards