Pros And Cons Of Vaccines

In the past few years there’s been a lot of talk recently over vaccines and their necessity, effectiveness, and safety. This controversy has been described as "the most damaging medical hoax of the last 100 years" by the public and the debate is growing. Vaccines have saved lives by preventing deadly diseases since the first ever successful vaccination in 1796. Despite all the controversy and dispute over them I stay firm with my decision to support vaccinations and feel there is no reason to believe vaccines are a damaging hoax. Vaccines have a broad history that goes far back to the year 1796 as stated above. Edward Jenner used cowpox material to create the first ever smallpox vaccine that started it all. Smallpox was thought

I believe there is a great reason all children entering public school are required by all 50 states to get vaccinated. Vaccines prevent an outbreak of diseases such as those mentioned above. If one person in a community catches an infectious disease then most likely they will infect others too. Why do I mention this? Before the measle’s vaccine nearly every American was infected and hundreds died of it each year. Not convincing enough? When there was no such thing as a diphtheria vaccine 15,000 Americans died from it in 1921. Oh, and let’s not forget the epidemic of rubella that in 1964 twelve million Americans caught it, it caused over 11,000 miscarriages and killed 2,000 babies. Rubella did that much catastrophic damage in one year alone. I have to say I think it’s a complete blessing we have these vaccines today. I never want to live in a world where death is as common as it was in the

In some cases, although it’s extremely rare, vaccines can cause serious side effects and occasional death. The National Vaccine Information Center states that learning disabilities, asthma, autism, diabetes, etc. may be linked to vaccines but the rarity of these disabilities make hard to determine whether this is true at all. Another argument between people against vaccinating is that these vaccines contain harmful ingredients like mercury, aluminum, formaldehyde, and glutaraldehyde. These ingredients are said to cause neurological issues, cardiac impairment, respiratory issues, and many other health issues. People debate whether the government should be make vaccinating mandatory and not allowing individuals to make their own medical decisions. They believe