Why Vaccines Should Be Mandatory Crystal Hannah COMM / 215 Ms. Deborah Thompson Why Vaccines Should Be Mandatory In the last century diseases such as whooping cough‚ polio‚ measles‚ and rubella struck hundreds of thousands of infants‚ children‚ and adults in the United States. Thousands died every year from them not to mention the serious damage afflicted to the survivors such as‚ seizures‚ brain damage‚ or blindness. As vaccines were developed and used‚ rates of these diseases consistently
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In 2010‚ the study that sparked the anti-vaccine movement was fully retracted from the journal which published it as a result of its author‚ Dr. Andrew Wakefield‚ being found to have a massive conflict of interest‚ amidst other ethical issues. Dr. Wakefield was employed by lawyers suing over alleged vaccine injuries (Novella‚ 2010). For the purpose of money‚ Dr. Wakefield sparked a worldwide debate over the legitimacy of vaccines as a whole‚ and has caused the deaths of thousands by proxy. The misinformed
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Childhood Vaccinations According to Barbara Loe Fisher‚ since 1990‚ around fourteen thousand reports of hospitalizations‚ injuries‚ and deaths following vaccination are made to the federal Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting Systems (VAERS)‚ but‚ it is estimated that the actual number of vaccine-related health problems occurring in the U.S. every year can be more than one million. (“Parents Should Be Allowed to Opt Out of Vaccinating Their Children”‚ 536.) Barbara Loe Fisher and Steven P. Shelov both
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Is there a vaccine for idiocy? Analysis task James Drew of the Caboolture Shire Herald (April 12‚ 2013) forms a convincing argument in favour of vaccines. With an informal approach he amasses evidence‚ statistics‚ personal experiences and humour to persuade the reader. Drew provides a comical introduction‚ using phrases such as “if there was a shot to immunise against haters of vaccines I’d cop a jab of that elixir right now.” Drew uses humour as a tool to persuade the readers‚ which is extremely
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Lethal Injection: A study of influenza vaccines Every fall season we hear the question; did you get your flu shot yet? It is supposed to protect you from that nasty flu virus that circulates our communities during the fall and winter months. But‚ did you know that in 2011 the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) Adverse Event Reporting Systems Website (AERS) reported 51 deaths caused by the flu vaccine in the United States (U.S.) (CDC‚2012). According to National Vaccine Information Center (NVIC)‚ as of
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community from vaccines to proper shelter. Typically the organizations that provide these resources are not in it for a profit‚ but to just provide the materials.Through perseverance the organizations will go through obstacles in order to achieve their goal. The Influenza vaccine is not just a formula that can be created overnight‚ it takes six to eight months to produce the vaccine‚ and the formula needs to be changed annually. The viral strain is incompatible with previous vaccines‚ and make them
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The Truth about the HPV Vaccine Melody Tripp EN 200A College Composition Craig CasterlineWarner Pacific College October 7‚ 2014 Abstract Being a parent of a preteen is a hard adventure all by itself. When you go into a pediatric office for an 11-year-well-child-checkup‚ there are many vaccinations that are now required for children entering middle schools. One of the vaccinations in this series is optional. This vaccination is to protect our children against the Human Papillomavirus (HPV)
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your baby gets his all doses of his whooping cough vaccine. Pregnant Women need a Whooping cough vaccine. Make sure to get the Tdap shot to protect yourself and your baby. After you get the shot‚ your body will create protective antibodies and pass some of them to your
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Background of the Case The Centers for Disease Control issued a recommendation on June 29‚ 2006 that a new vaccine for the human papillomavirus be given to girls around the age of eleven to twelve to prevent this disease that was affecting nearly half of the United States population. The HPV vaccination was said to be most effective before there was any sexual activity with the girl‚ and that it would prevent about 75 percent of the 27‚900 cases of cervical‚ vulvar‚ vaginal‚ anal‚ penile‚ and head
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Vaccines‚ they have a huge impact on our lives today. Several generations have grown up with vaccines. Vaccines may seem like a very positive and helpful tool‚ but don’t always judge a book by its cover. However some people have negative effects that include skin burns‚ seizures deaths‚ mild fevers‚ over distributing and autism. Skin Burns A burn is a type of injury to the skin‚ or other tissues‚ caused by heat‚ cold‚ electricity‚ chemicals‚ friction‚ or radiation. Sounds painful? It is‚ and
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