Cheryl Jones (2011‚ pp. 8-9) in The Australian‚ wrote an article titled ‘nanopatches for improved vaccines.’ This article is about the development of a patch in lieu of current vaccine methods‚ to improve vaccine delivery. Statistics showed a high incidence of deaths in developing countries from infectious diseases like influenza‚ which are generally considered preventable in the developed world. Mark Kendall‚ a biomedical engineer‚ was shocked that even with specific vaccinations available
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What do vaccines protect against? Vaccinations have reduced the spread of many diseases; including‚ but not limited to hepatitis‚ mumps‚ rubella‚ influenza‚ polio‚ and eradicated smallpox. As narrated in the RX for Survival: Disease Warriors‚ a Global Health Challenge video (2005) produced by Beckham‚ vaccines are “the ammunition for the war” against diseases. One example given was the polio vaccine‚ which has decreased the numbers of cases from the thousands to now hundreds (Beckham‚ M. 2005).
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She concluded that the overall effectiveness of the HPV vaccine was high. Professor Lynette Denny says that parents should take their children for the HPV vaccine because it makes them so much less likely to develop cervical cancer and the other HPV related cancers. She stressed the fact that it increases boys herd immunity (an indirect form of protection from
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Vaccines can be something that completely change the future in a way that is beneficial to the world. Some children are too young to be able to be shielded by vaccination and some are not able to vaccinate because of diseases and allergies. Although it is very important that other kids vaccinate and are fully immunized. With this‚ it protects others from the spread of the disease ("Five Important Reasons to Vaccinate Your Child." Vaccines.gov‚). The biggest argument keeping vaccines super important
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cervical cancer‚ 70% of which are caused by the sexually transmitted disease‚ HPV (Lee 1). How can we solve this overwhelming problem? Miraculously‚ the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved the first vaccine to prevent cervical cancer (Ballaro 1). Some believe that the newly approved vaccine should be widely spread as a means of eliminating this deadly disease‚ while others think it was solely generated for a pharmaceutical firm rather than to promote public health (Otis 1). Human Papillomavirus
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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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2004-2005 U.S. Influenza Vaccine Shortage Influenza‚ or the flu‚ causes approximately 36‚000 deaths and 200‚000 hospitalizations annually in the United States and costs the American economy between $11 and $18 billion each year (General Accounting Office 2001b‚ page 1). The primary method for preventing influenza is the flu vaccine‚ which is generally available in a variety of settings including clinics‚ hospitals‚ schools‚ workplaces‚ and other convenient locations. The vaccine is typically distributed
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Vaccine hesitancy is not a modernistic thought process. People have been skeptical about vaccinations as far back as 1736. Benjamin Franklin was one of our founding fathers‚ an inventor‚ author‚ and father‚ who lost his own son to smallpox. He chooses not to vaccinate his four-year-old son. Tara Haelle tells us in her May 2016 Tedtalk‚ “Why Parents Fear Vaccinations”‚ most people think those who choose not to vaccinate are uneducated. Haelle clarifies “People refuse‚ because they are‚ educated”.
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Vaccines became more questionable after the first smallpox vaccine since the year 1796. People argued the benefits and drawbacks of vaccinations for children. Also‚ whether it should be mandatory or not. However‚ every individual has a different perspective and looks at the issue from a different angle. Vaccines should be mandatory for children for three reasons‚ which are‚ prevent children from serious diseases. Also proven safe ingredients are used in vaccinations. As well as they protect children
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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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