Vaccinating Children Persuasive Essay

Persuasive Speech: Vaccinations and Autism
Purpose: To persuade my audience that there is no link between early childhood vaccinations and Autism.
I. Introduction
AG: According to Immunize for Good.com, “In a year, vaccines prevent more than 8,500 child hospitalizations and 33,000 deaths in the U.S. and between 2 and 3 million deaths worldwide.”
TH: Whether or not vaccinating a young child can cause them to develop autism is a controversy that continues to be debated about by many parents around the world. However, a light needs to be shined on the topic because parents are being misinformed about the true value vaccinations hold for the health of their children and community.
EC: Over the past few weeks, I have looked into many different

P: Due to the new fear and uncertainty of who to believe, the amount of people vaccinating their children decreased and the number of vaccine-curing illnesses skyrocketed.
C: According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, in an article written by Bonnie Rochman in April 2012, “whooping cough...and measles cases tripled between 2001 and 2010 to 233 episodes in 31 states, largely due to children with vaccine exemptions”.
I: Doctors are arguing that rather than making the decision to protect their children from possible developmental disorders and being fearful, they are increasing their risk of becoming ill with diseases that a vaccine could cure.
A: The debate between the parents and doctors’ views on vaccinations has caused a major shift in the way the people view the medical community and the proper way to care for a child’s health and future. This is why it is still so controversial and argued about to this day.
Transition: Now that I’ve given you a description about the “vaccine/ no vaccine” debate, I’ll address what the specific concerns parents have about vaccinations and how they shouldn’t