have concerns about vaccines. They don’t want their child to catch any serious illnesses‚ but they want to know the potential risks and side effects of vaccines. There are many choices to be made. Some parents choose to get all the shots‚ others choose only some vaccines‚ and some parents choose no vaccines. Whatever the approach‚ one should investigate the facts with an open mind and look at the pros and cons of vaccination
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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. Vaccinations are a controversial issue worldwide. One of the main questions that needs to be addressed
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The problem doesn’t seem to lie with the fact that there is not enough research conducted on the safety of the vaccine‚ but rather the education of the physicians and subsequently to the parents. Research indicates that HPV vaccines have high safety rates‚ and the most common adverse effects are pain and swelling of the injection site which can be true of most vaccines given. “In prioritizing this approach over general health advertisement campaigns‚ physicians retain their position as patient advocates
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friend’s house along the railroad tracks barefoot and suddenly I felt a sharp prickly pain shooting up my leg‚ I look down and realized I had stepped on a broken piece of glass. When I got home my mother told me I should go get a tetanus immunization in case I had contracted tetanus. I did not know what tetanus is‚ so then I decided to do some research. Tetanus‚ also more commonly known as Lockjaw‚ is caused by Clostridium tetani. Lockjaw can occur as a bacterial infection mainly introduced via a break
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The subject that I’ve chosen as a controversial healthcare topic is vaccine refusal. The subject of vaccination has long been a controversial topic in healthcare. Universal vaccination initiatives have been met with resistance. There is scientific evidence supporting the benefits of vaccination however‚ parents and healthcare professionals continue to doubt the effectiveness and safety of vaccines. Vaccine preventable disease continues to be a threat to the public in the United States. The Centers
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Lemons‚ J. Vaccine controversies”. CQ Researcher‚ 26‚ 169-192. Retrieved from http://library.cqpress.com/ 19th‚ Feb. 2016 This article discusses the controversy of vaccines in American society. From the source of the ideas that caused the issues to the discredit of the person who “poisoned the well”‚ this article was very thorough. Ms. Lemmons has experience as a freelance writer on well documented topics and has provided her work to several well known publishers. This article was intended for
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Hepatitis B Vaccine Summary The hepatitis B virus is a serious infection that affects the liver. Hepatitis B can cause acute (short-term) illness‚ more common among adults‚ which can lead to symptoms such as; loss of appetite‚ tiredness‚ diarrhea‚ vomiting‚ jaundice (yellowing of the skin and eyes)‚ or pain in muscles‚ joints‚ and stomach (CDC‚ 2012). Some people go on to develop chronic (long-term) infection leading to liver damage (cirrhosis)‚ liver cancer‚ and death. Hepatitis B is spread through
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DATE: June 16‚ 2016 PURDUE UNIVERSITY CALUMET SCHOOL OF NURSING FNP Journal 1 Introduction to Case: Introduction to Case: This is a 69 year old male patient who is established with Dr Hoehn’s office‚ but new to Kristin Kilinski‚ NP. He was recently in the ER due to a fall. I chose this particular case because of the patient’s complicated history and was an interesting case. He has a history of a few diseases that I am unfamiliar with and I wanted to do a journal on him to research
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CASE STUDY 1 SEC ENFORCEMENT RELEASE- BRISTOL-MYERS 1. Access the SEC website‚ www.sec.gov‚ and do the following: -go to “Information for Accountants” -go to “The Division of Enforcement Chief Accountants Office” -go to “Accounting and Auditing Enforcement Releases” - then go to the enforcement release related to Bristol-Myers dated August 4‚ 2004. 2. What were the broad areas which the SEC addressed? 3. Of these issues‚ which one was by far the most significant in terms of dollars involved
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Side effects of the MMR vaccine MMR contains three separate vaccines in one injection. Each vaccine can have different side effects that happen at different times: • About one week to 10 days after the MMR injection‚ some children get a very mild form of measles. This includes a rash‚ high temperature‚ loss of appetite and general feeling of being unwell for about two or three days. • About three to four weeks after the MMR injection‚ one in 50 children develops a mild form of mumps. This includes
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