Argument Against Vaccination
While vaccine acceptance remains high, fear of vaccines has grown dramatically in the past several years in many developed countries. In some societies, this fear has led to considerably increased rates of vaccine rejection which are linked with increases in illness and death from vaccine-preventable diseases, and large economic costs for health care and society. Despite crushing evidence supporting the safety and benefits of vaccination, this fear has proven impervious to information drives, a spectacle well-explained by psychological research which has recognized that risk perception is subjective, a product of both the facts and how those facts feel. Given the inherently emotional and innate nature of risk awareness, and the risks to public health these insights produce, and consistent with well-established legal principles supporting government action to protect the common good, society has the right and responsibility to establish laws, regulations, and choice frameworks that discourage vaccine refusal.
Disease pandemics can be catastrophic. The medical industry provides the most quality treatment for these diseases. First, declining …show more content…
However, in many communities and cultures, vaccination rates for individuals, particularly children have dropped below the necessary bar to maintain group immunity. The spread of measles and whooping cough is on the rise because the number of parents who have conflicting beliefs and ideals towards inoculation is on the rise. Pertussis affected more than 9,000 Californians in 2012, and killed ten infants. ( http://www.cdph.ca.gov/healthinfo/discond/pages/pertussis.aspx) This followed a decline in Dtap vaccinations. This is directly related to the decrease in parental acceptance toward government imposed vaccinations. Some parents may believe that the vaccinations are themselves unsafe. This belief shapes their ideals, and inevitably their
Disease pandemics can be catastrophic. The medical industry provides the most quality treatment for these diseases. First, declining …show more content…
However, in many communities and cultures, vaccination rates for individuals, particularly children have dropped below the necessary bar to maintain group immunity. The spread of measles and whooping cough is on the rise because the number of parents who have conflicting beliefs and ideals towards inoculation is on the rise. Pertussis affected more than 9,000 Californians in 2012, and killed ten infants. ( http://www.cdph.ca.gov/healthinfo/discond/pages/pertussis.aspx) This followed a decline in Dtap vaccinations. This is directly related to the decrease in parental acceptance toward government imposed vaccinations. Some parents may believe that the vaccinations are themselves unsafe. This belief shapes their ideals, and inevitably their