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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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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three out of five people to give vaccinations or nasal spray to because of the limited resource. My choice‚ after having done the research‚ would be: 1. Bogey Phlegmenstein – the 50 year-old pharmacist for the vaccine. 2. Helen Hornblower – the 72 year-old grandmother for the vaccine‚ and 3. Lars Loogenkugel – the 19 year-old college student for the nasal mist flu shot. I choose Lars for the nasal mist flu shot. According to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and Prevention‚ nasal spray
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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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THE POLIO VACCINE Amber Metoxen In 1952‚ The Polio epidemic happened‚ each of the 48 states at the time had rampant cases of Polio. The un-curable disease had taken over America. Poliomyelitis is an infectious viral disease that attacks the nerve cells and sometimes the central nervous system; it is caused by the destruction of nerve cells in the spinal cord. Polio often causes muscle wasting‚ paralysis‚ and even death.1 In surveys of what Americans feared most‚ Polio came in second to the
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OREGON OXFORD DEBATE • . Rules and Guidelines On Debate Prepared by:Ma. Martha Manette A. Madrid‚ Ed.D. Professor marztmonette@yahoo.com • 2. Proposition:Resolved: “That Parliamentary Form of Government Be Adopted” • 3. Format of Debate:Oxford-Oregon Type • 4. Three Speakers fromeach sideFirst Affirmative -Constructive SpeechFirst Negative -Interpellation of the first affirmative SpeakerFirst Negative -Constructive SpeechFirst Affirmative -Interpellation of the first negative speakerSecond Affirmative
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brought up controversy all over the world. Abortion topics touch upon our deepest values and most basic beliefs. Abortion is the deliberate termination of a pregnancy by surgical or medical processes. Two main questions that arise in the abortion debate are: Is abortion right? And what should the law allow? Arguments for and against abortion are diverse and vary from conservative (“pro-life”)‚ liberal (“pro-choice”)‚ and moderate. All three groups agree on the immorality of murder. The conservative
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child access to the MMR vaccine‚ the lack of which happened to be the root cause in the case leaving three infants deceased? This paper will aim to justify that it is ethically not permissible for a guardian to refuse the MMR vaccine for their child‚ as it not only poses a risk for the child alone but also for all susceptible children in the community. This justification will be reinforced using two ethical theories that nullify the refusal of administration of the vaccine by a guardian‚ the first
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The Childhood Vaccination Debate Student’s Name Eng/147 Today’s Date Teacher’s Name The Childhood Vaccination Debate Imagine a disease that begins much like the flu but ends with painful fluid filled pustules covering large portions of one’s body that can rob one’s ability to see‚ eat‚ and breathe. Furthermore‚ according to Berkeley University’s news writer‚ David Koplow (2003) this disease “has caused more deaths than all the world wars combined” (para. 3). Now‚ imagine if one quick vaccination
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Gideon Brown PHILL 111 Lisa McLeod 10/31/2011 The Abortion Debate The permissibility of abortion is a highly debated ethical dilemma. There have been many valid arguments for both sides. Don Marquis is an author who presented his view on the topic in his article titled “Why Abortion is immoral”. An equally convincing paper has also been written by author Judith Jarvis Thomson debating the other side of the argument. Her work is titled “A Defense of Abortion”. Both of these papers attempt
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