Although vaccinations are something generally done by most people, there are people of certain demographics that choose not to vaccinate or are unable to vaccinate for their own reasons. According to Smith et al.’s (2004) Parents who are more likely to go the anti-vaccination route generally come from white, higher income and education households, typically with four or more children. Verses parents who are often young and minorities, with little to no education and live in lower income households. More times than families who don’t vaccinate or are undervaccinated due to economic hardship, health insurance status or lack of, not because they…
Did you know that some childhood diseases, such as polio, whooping cough, and especially the measles, have nearly been eliminated in the United States due to the implementation of vaccination (“Lode Tot, Other Cases Prompt Call for Vaccinations” 1)? Unfortunately, these diseases and others like them are now making a comeback thanks to parents who are reluctant to have their children vaccinated. I believe children should be vaccinated because vaccination protects them against sickness, reduces the spread of common ailments, and can protect individuals who cannot be vaccinated.…
many parents today are delaying or refusing vaccines for their children. These parents have different controversies, such as negative side effects, learning disabilities, religious reasons, and forcing parents to vaccinate as well as other opinions. I believe it is important for children to receive vaccines. There are three main reasons why children should get vaccinated. The number one reason is that research shows that vaccinations are generally safe…
Some people have different opinions when it comes to deciding if children should get vaccinated or not. There are both pros and cons to getting children vaccinated, some of the pros are that it can help get rid of any type of bacteria that may be building up inside a child’s body. A con is that vaccines can sometimes cause serious and even fatal side effects. However, overall vaccinations and getting children vaccinated would be the best way to go. it’s better to be thankful now than to be sorry later. Vaccinations are the best way to keep children from being vulnerable to diseases or viruses. One of the main reasons why a person should get their child vaccinated is that vaccinations can save your child’s life. (Vaccines.com) By going to the doctor and…
One of the controversial/hot topics or issues nowadays in health care in the US and the world as a whole is vaccination. The main purpose of vaccines is to control and prevent communicable diseases. The target is to vaccinate about 99 percent of the population. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), “about 1.5 million children under age 5 years continue to die annually from diseases that are preventable via the administration of vaccines, making up approximately 20 percent of overall childhood mortality” (Maternal and Child Health, n.d). The WHO continues to argue with evidence that vaccination can prevent death from pneumonia and diarrhea which are the leading cost of death among children under five years old. Although vaccination…
I am impacted by this debate in many ways, but the main one being that my parents happen to be on opposite side when it comes to this topic. Before writing this essay I was for vaccines. Mainly because I believe that it is best to make sure you are ensuring you are taking the best care of yourself, and I think that vaccines help with that. My opinion is still relatively the same. Although I have read about some of the side effects and other arguments from those whom are against vaccines, I still believe that they are worth the potential risks. I think that they have caused a lot more good than harm and that's important to…
My first point is that there are reasons we have vaccines. Vaccines can keep you healthy, keep you from a life or death situation, the diseases that vaccines prevent are normally expensive to care for once you get them, anyone around you is at risk of getting sick, vaccines are safe, the diseases they prevent aren’t gone, and they are important to your health. Without vaccines, many more illnesses would still be common and a lot more people would be sick. Things like polio, which have been wiped out in the United States, would still be around and still harming the nation.…
Although vaccinations have been around for 200 plus years, today in 2013 it is still a most controversial issue. Vaccine by definition is a biological preparation that improves immunity to a particular disease. A vaccine typically contains an agent that resembles a disease-causing microorganism and is often made from weakened or killed forms of the microbe, its toxins, or one of its surface proteins (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vaccine). The National Institute of Health says “in other words, vaccines trick your immune system to teach your body important lessons about how to defeat its opponents.” As effective as some may say vaccines are there has been a significant decrease in people actively getting vaccinations yearly.…
Influenza vaccination should be mandatory for healthcare workers. The vaccine can reduce the number of transmission of the flu to their coworkers and the patients who are in their care. All health care workers should want to provide the safest care for their patients and “first do no harm, a principle that should apply to everyone in hospitals and health care organizations. “ First do no harm, is a guiding fundamental truth that the patient’s well-being is the primary consideration, with that being said the decision for mandatory Influenza vaccination will help healthcare workers protect the patients wellbeing. Patients with certain health conditions are at higher risk for flu complications. According to the CDC,(2015) “It is estimated that…
It is very important for people to be properly vaccinated because it will protect you from diseases, it will protect you from spreading diseases to other people, and also some schools, activities, and events require up to date vaccinations. Getting vaccinated properly will ultimately save your help and have a good roll on your health. All of these are very good and important reasons to make sure you get properly vaccinated.…
Vaccinations are important in many ways. Not only to you, but to other people as well. Getting vaccinated helps prevent the spread of diseases. It’s more than likely that you can’t miss two weeks of work or school. Getting vaccinated also helps you to stay in work/school and be around your loved ones more…
In closing, every parent should vaccinate their child. There are a multitude of reasons why this should be done and plenty of research that supports vaccinations as well. Studies have proven the benefits of vaccinations far outweigh the risks. To keep children healthy and prevent unnecessary illness’s and death. For these…
I am writing to you because I have three important reasons that why you should always be vaccinated. One reasons is having a vaccination is being safe from all diseases. Also Vaccinations will help keep you healthy. Also vaccinations are important to your overall health as diet and exercise. In the rest of the letter I will explain to you each of my reasons.…
Vaccines save lives. I believe that and so do the majority of people. Vaccines prevent diseases that are easily spread. The more people who are vaccinated the better it is for those who really cannot be vaccinated because of herd immunity. There are no reasons not to vaccinate but many reasons to vaccinate. Unless there is a documented medical reason, all people should be vaccinated so that there is less disease spread and so we can protect those who are unable to protect themselves.…
I believe that everyone should be up to date on vaccinations. One reason I believe everyone should be vaccinated is because others do not get sick. Another reason is that the person who is not vaccinated doesn’t get sick and having to go to the hospital. One more reason why people should be vaccinated is because they should be able to go to school and not be kicked out because they don’t have their vaccines.…