About fifteen percent of children in the U.S. are constantly absent from school because of illness‚ making them much more likely to fail and eventually drop out. If all schools would make everyone get vaccinated the number of ill children would go down. Immunization is very important for the health of all children. All children should be immunized before starting school to help prevent widespread diseases‚ to help fight infection‚ and expand the child’s immune system. Having your children vaccinated
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It has become a clear issue that a number of people do not want to vaccinate their children. Vaccinations that prevent diseases such as smallpox‚ polio‚ mumps‚ measles‚ rubella‚ whooping cough‚ and many others is being denied for some children. Why has this become a problem? The belief is that these vaccinations cause autism. the simple fact of the matter is that they do not. The effects of vaccinations have been tested time after time in correlation to autism and they have shown no connection. People
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From the moment a child is born‚ parents make decisions for their child ranging from the best diaper brand to setting up a college savings account. In accordance with these minuscule decisions‚ parents also bear the responsibility of their child’s well-being. This includes the frequently argued decision to have your child vaccinated. “Vaccinations are dangerous‚ a waste of my time/money and could cause autism” are common misconceptions derived from the lack of educating our society on the basics
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Pertussis‚ or whopping cough is a very serious respiratory disease (CDC Prevention). Whopping cough can affect all ages‚ but can be fatal for children under a year old. Whopping cough has many common cold symptoms such as fever‚ runny nose and coughing (CDC Prevention). The textbook explains how Whopping Cough got its name from its common symptom of a breath that resembles a “whoop” sound. Pertussis can affect people of all ages‚ but can be very serious‚ even deadly‚ for babies less than a year
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Childhood Vaccinations What if someone told you that you could potentially protect your child against fatal‚ debilitating diseases? Well‚ there is a way. Although there is not a guarantee promise that a vaccine will protect your child 100%‚ it is still better than no protection at all. Vaccinating your child at an early age can protect them‚ your family‚ and the community as a whole. Majority of parents vaccinate their children‚ but there are still those percentage of parents who believe vaccinations
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To think that a vaccine can save a community is to believe that a single grain of rice can end world hunger. Sure‚ if everyone was to be vaccinated‚ perhaps there would be a difference. However‚ the reality is this is not the case. Several people believe that kids who are not vaccinated impose health threats on kids who have been vaccinated. This belief is flawed because the kids with the vaccines are the ones who are bringing the viruses into our schools. The vaccines carry the very virus that they
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Vaccines have long been used to to fight disease and protect people. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention defines a vaccine as a product that stimulates a person’s immune system to produce immunity to a specific disease‚ protecting the person from that disease. They can be administered through injections‚ but can also be administered through the mouth or sprayed into the nose.The first vaccine was invented in the year 1000 and was used to treat smallpox‚ a chinese man crushed up smallpox scabs
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One and every thirty-three babies is affected with a birth defect weather it’s because of a bite of some type or because something just went wrong when that baby was born. A birth defect does not mean that you turned six years old and get diagnosed with diabetes‚ birth defect is when you are born with congenital malformations(present from birth). If you are born with a birth defect that doesn’t mean that something that you did was bad and you should be ashamed that you have that birth defect it mean
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I completed my community service for the Autism Speaks U 5K run/3K walk‚ which was located at Kendrick Park in downtown Amherst. The mission of this organization is to spread awareness and fund research for autism‚ and there are 4 pillars which are research‚ awareness‚ advocate‚ and family services. This organization serves children with autism who live anywhere in the nation and are the younger demographic‚ but can be any race/ethnicity‚ gender‚ socioeconomic status‚ and group identity. I am different
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According to the U.S Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) (2017)‚ vaccination programs rely on herd immunity to prevent outbreaks of diseases. With the intention of protecting the community‚ the aim is to get most members vaccinated. This will reduce the chances of person to-person transmission because there is little opportunity for outbreak. Herd immunization protects children who are not eligible for certain vaccines such as infants‚ pregnant women‚ not fully immunized or cannot get
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