Persuasive Essay On Vaccinations

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There has been some bad rumors being spread about vaccinations, here you will find the truth about them and how important it is for everyone to be vaccinated. Vaccinations are made to help stop the spread of infectious diseases, and it is up to us to keep vaccinations a top priority for our health and the public’s health. With vaccinations we are saving lives and promoting good health. There are bigger consequences for not vaccinating then there are risks to vaccinate. Parents want to protect their children, vaccinations is a way to protect your children and your future family. There is proof that vaccinations has improved our health and reduced the likely hood of serious diseases being contracted by others. In just a short 20 years, vaccinations …show more content…

There have been some rumors that vaccines are harmful, but years of research from more than seven countries have proven and support that vaccinations are safe with no scientific connection to developmental disorder including autism, which has also been confirmed in the United States federal court. There is a 600 plus pages of reports on multiple test cases that been reviewed and there was no scientific connection liking vaccinations and autism. Many like the Centers of Disease and prevention, American Academy of Pediatrics, New York State Department of health and many more support this. ("Department of Health.") The consequences an unvaccinated child faces will be life long that may potentially put him/her at risk. They 're unprotected, so if this child ever goes to the doctors, emergency room, has an accident and rides in an ambulance, the parents need to tell a medical personal of the vaccination status so that their child can get the proper treatment he/she needs. There are risks that medical personal may be unfamiliar to the certain ways required to treat this child. The unborn child of an unvaccinated woman is also at risk if the mother contracts rubella in the first trimester the unborn child could develop congenital rubella syndrome (CRS). This can cause heart defects, …show more content…

By vaccinating children they are doing just that, when everyone does their part and gets vaccinated then the reoccurrence of a disease is fewer. Over time this creates ”Herd Immunity” this helps get control of diseases and even eradicate them. For example, Varicella (chicken-pox) is a highly contagious and if left untreated it may be potentially life threatening. Since the vaccine has been around, data shows that from 1994-2012, there has been a decrease in hospitalization for chickenpox of about 93 percent. (Vaccination) If we keep going on this track there is a chance of eradicating this disease and then there will be no threat to our future families. Another disease, which the CDC is trying to eradicate, is the Poliovirus. Since this movement 80 percent of the worlds people are living in polio free areas. If we do not eradicate polio Dr. Frieden says “a resurgence of polio could paralyze 200,000 children every year world-wide within a decade.” ("Vaccination Has Saved 732,000 Children 's Lives Since 1994.") People don’t hear parents telling their kids not to wear helmets while biking because they don’t look fashionable. Parents tell their child to wear a helmet to protect them just incase they fall. So give children safeties net just incase they come into contact with a dangerous disease. It seems as though many parents are underestimating the power of vaccines. Whooping cough and diphtheria

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