The Importance Of Vaccination

Recently, there has been a decline in child vaccination rates because of the controversy of whether or not vaccines cause autism. It is a dilemma every new parent is faced with. According to The Vaccination Debate, a vaccine is "a substance used to stimulate an immune system response to a particular disease, providing a person with immunity to the disease." Which basically means a vaccine prevents a person from getting a disease. So why do some people choose not to vaccinate?

In the late 1940s, there were only four recommended vaccines. The autism rate back then was at around 1 in 700 children. In 2010, there were 14 recommended vaccines, and currently 1 in 68 children aged 3-10 have autism. This is nearly a 30% increase since 2012, when only 1 in 88 children had autism. In 2000, 1 in 150 children had autism. In the past two decades, there has been a 600% increase in autism diagnosis, says the CDC. The cause for this alarming increase is unknown, but it is possible that it is due to vaccines. There are studies that dispel this theory, but more than 80,000 chemicals available in the United States have not been fully tested for toxic effects on our health and environment (NRDC). Without vaccines, we would be a very different society. Some vaccines, however, are unnecessary. For example, children should not be vaccinated against rotavirus. According to the CDC, rotavirus only lasts a few days, and can be treated with fluids to rehydrate the patient. Only one in seven children has to be hospitalized. Children that have been vaccinated against the rotavirus can still contract it because there are many forms and vaccination does not provide full coverage against the virus.

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In short, autism rates have greatly increased in the past few years. The cause of this is unknown. It may be possible that some minor and less researched vaccines are a factor to this, but vaccinating your child is important. By vaccinating, you are protecting your child and those around your child from dangerous diseases. You are not putting anyone at risk by doing the recommended vaccinations.

In short, autism rates have greatly increased in the past few years. The cause of this is unknown. It may be possible that some minor and less researched vaccines are a factor to this, but vaccinating your child is important. By vaccinating, you are protecting your child and those around your child from dangerous diseases. You are not putting anyone at risk by doing the recommended vaccinations.