Why Vaccines Should Be Mandatory Research Paper
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 declined and today most of them are nearly gone from our country. If we continue to vaccinate our children we can trust that diseases such polio and meningitis won 't infect, cripple, or kill our future. Vaccinations are one of the best …show more content…
When germs enter the body, they attack and grow to create an infection. The immune system then uses white blood cells to fight the infection. T-lymphocytes are a form of white blood cells that attack germs in the body that are causing the infections. The first time the body encounters a new germ it can take a few days for the body to produce the white blood cells needed to fight the infection. After the infection is gone the immune systems creates antibodies and T-lymphocytes to use at a later time if the germs were to return ("Understanding How Vaccines Work", …show more content…
In 1996, because of a global effort to eliminate the disease through vaccination, there were only 3,500 documented cases of polio in the world. Wild polioviruses have been eliminated in the entire Western Hemisphere."
“Before measles immunizations were available, nearly everyone in the United States got measles. There were about 3-4 million cases each year. An average of 450 measles-associated deaths was reported each year between 1953 and 1963. Widespread use of the vaccine has led to >95 percent reduction in measles."
“Before pertussis immunizations were available, nearly all children developed pertussis. In the United States, prior to pertussis immunizations, between 150,000 and 260,000 cases of pertussis were reported each year with up to 9,000 pertussis-related deaths. If we stopped giving pertussis vaccine in the U.S., we would experience a massive resurgence of disease. A recent study found that, in eight countries where immunization coverage was reduced, incidence rates of pertussis surged to 10-100 times the rates in countries where vaccination rates were
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 declined and today most of them are nearly gone from our country. If we continue to vaccinate our children we can trust that diseases such polio and meningitis won 't infect, cripple, or kill our future. Vaccinations are one of the best …show more content…
When germs enter the body, they attack and grow to create an infection. The immune system then uses white blood cells to fight the infection. T-lymphocytes are a form of white blood cells that attack germs in the body that are causing the infections. The first time the body encounters a new germ it can take a few days for the body to produce the white blood cells needed to fight the infection. After the infection is gone the immune systems creates antibodies and T-lymphocytes to use at a later time if the germs were to return ("Understanding How Vaccines Work", …show more content…
In 1996, because of a global effort to eliminate the disease through vaccination, there were only 3,500 documented cases of polio in the world. Wild polioviruses have been eliminated in the entire Western Hemisphere."
“Before measles immunizations were available, nearly everyone in the United States got measles. There were about 3-4 million cases each year. An average of 450 measles-associated deaths was reported each year between 1953 and 1963. Widespread use of the vaccine has led to >95 percent reduction in measles."
“Before pertussis immunizations were available, nearly all children developed pertussis. In the United States, prior to pertussis immunizations, between 150,000 and 260,000 cases of pertussis were reported each year with up to 9,000 pertussis-related deaths. If we stopped giving pertussis vaccine in the U.S., we would experience a massive resurgence of disease. A recent study found that, in eight countries where immunization coverage was reduced, incidence rates of pertussis surged to 10-100 times the rates in countries where vaccination rates were