PaytonHanselman

Ms.Robillard
LA8Hour1
12March2015
BenefitsofChildrenVaccinations
Childreninthisworldshouldbevaccinatedbecauseitdoesntputjustthemselvesin
dangerofgettingillnessesbutalsoothersthatarearoundyourchildorwhereyourchildhas
been.DidyouknowthattherehasbeenarecentoutbreakoftheMeaslesdiseaseinthepastfew
years?Well,theonlywaytopreventyouandyourchildrenfromgettingthishighlycontagious
diseaseisbygettingvaccinated.Therehasbeennewwavesofparentswhodontwantto
vaccinatetheirchildrenforvariousreasonssuchasitputstheirchildrenatriskofgettingautism
oritmakestheirownkidssick.Butotherparentsaregettingtheirchildrenvaccinatedbecauseit
preventsillnessesforothersandthemselves.Allchildrenshouldbevaccinated.
Thefirstreasonwhychildrenshouldbevaccinatedisbecausevaccinescanprevent
illnesses.InanarticlethatwasnewlywrittenonGICtalkedabouthowtopreventillnesses.A
recentstudyhasshownthattherehasgreatlydecreasedtheincidenceofoncecommondiseases
thatcausedinnumerabledeaths,hugepublichealthexpenditures,andterriblehumansuffering
(Gale).Thisshowsthatifyoudovaccinateyourchildren,thechancesofthemgettingadisease
orillnesssuchasthemeaslesgoeswaydown.Thisisagreatreasonwhychildrenshouldget
vaccinatedbecauseifyouwanttokeepyouandyourkidsashealthyaspossible.Allyouneedis
onevaccinationandyouareprotectedlikethereisashieldaroundyoufromthesepossibly
deadlydiseases.Manydoctorsrecommendthattheprimarypreventionmethodtogettwodoses

ofthemeasles,mumpsandrubellavaccine,withthefirstgivenwhenyouare12to15months
oldandthesecondgivenwhenyouare4to6yearsold(Turner).Thesearedoctorsthatare
sayingthattheyrecommendthisprimarypreventionmethodtouseonchildren.Ifthesepeople
wenttoschooltostudyhumanhealthandvaccinationsandwhattheyare,theyprobablyknow
whattheyaretalkingaboutwiththismethodofprevention.Plusthenfromthesoundsofitonce
youdothismethodofpreventionthenyourchildwouldntneedanymorevaccinationsforthese
diseases.Doctorsalsosuggestgettingvaccinatedbeforeyoutraveloutofthecountry
(Turner).Becausethesedoctorsarerecommendingtovaccinateyouandyourchildrenbefore
travelingoutofthecountrysoyouareprotected.Likeinmanyothercountriesyoucaneasilyget
diseasesthatyouarenotimmuneto.Sothereforeyoushouldvaccinatechildrensoone,it
doesntruinyourvacationandtwo,soyoudonthaveyourchildgetadiseasewhenyouknow
thatyoucouldhavejustgottenthemvaccinatedandthattheywouldhavebeenfine.Thisisjust
onereasonofwhychildrenshouldbevaccinated.
Anotherreasonwhychildrenshouldgetvaccinatedisbecausegettingthesideeffectsfromthe
vaccineiswaybetterthangettingthediseaseorillnessitself.Arecentquotefromanarticle
statesthat"Forallthetalkingwedo,nothingtalkslouderthanthevirusitselforthe
disease.(BryanStefanoni)Thisisagreatreasonwhygettingjustalittlesideeffectofthe
diseasesthatareouttherethatcouldreallyaffectyouiswaybetterthangettingtheactualdisease
itself."Ifyouwanttodosomethingnatural,vaccinationisfarmorenaturalthanifyourchild
endsuponaventilatororneedingantibioticsoriftheyendupwithabraininfection.(Wallace)
Majorityofpeopleonthisplanetwouldnteverwanttohavethishappentomychildsojust
highlyconsidergettingyourchildrenvaccinatedsothisdoesnthappentothemintheirlifetime.

Alsoyouwouldntwanttolivewithregretthatyoucouldhavedonesomethingtopreventthis
fromhappeningtoyourchild.Andweallknowthatregretistheworstthingtolivewith.Also
therehasbeenconfirmed,protectiongrantedbythevaccines,whichhasbeenusedforthepast
twodecadesandtherehavebeenveryfewincidentsthatsomethinghappenedtoachildbecause
ofthevaccines.(BryanStefanoni)Ifvaccinationshavebeenworkingforoverthepast2decades
thenyoumustthinkthatvaccinesmustworkprettygood.Alsoifthereisprotectiongrantedby
thevaccinesthenthatisevenmoreassurancethatvaccinatingyourchildwouldbeagood
decision.Thisisjustanothergoodreasonwhychildrenshouldgetvaccinated.
Thefinalreasonwhyyoushouldvaccinateyourchildrenisbecauseitdoesntonly
protectyourchildrenbuttheothersthatcomeincontactwiththemeveryday.Inarecentlywritten
articleonCNNtherewasaquotethatsaidalotabouthowandwhyvaccinationsareimportantto
protectnotonlyyoubutotherstoo.Whenpeopledon'tvaccinatetheirchildren,theyincrease
theriskforpeopleinthepopulationwhocan'tbevaccinated,suchasinfantsunderage1,
childrenandadultswithweakimmunesystemsandpeoplewithcancer.(Wallace).Allofyou
knowthatdiseasesandillnesseshavealwaysbeenanissueinourworldbutyoucanputastopto
itifyoudontmakeyourchildcontagiousbygettingthemvaccinatedsootherswhogothesame
placesthatyougoandtouchthethingsthatyourchildtoucheswouldhelpeveryone.Even
thoughyouwouldbedoingsomethingsmallintheworlditwouldmakeahugedifference.

The
bestprotection,ofcourse,ispreventionthemeasles,mumpsandrubellavaccine,whichhasa
morethan95percentefficacyratethat,whencombinedwithhighratesofvaccination,keepsthe
measlesatbay.(Turner).Ifoursocietyasawholecanworktogetherandkeepdiseasessuchas
themeaslesatbayforaslongaswecan.Thatwouldbeamazingbecausewearestillpreventing

othersfromgettingthemeasles.Allyouhavetodoisvaccinateyourselfandyourchildren.The
diseasescan'tspreadwhenenoughpeoplearevaccinatedagainstthem.(Turner).Thisisthe
biggestpartofpreventingdiseasesfromgettingtoothersisbecauseifyouvaccinateyouand
yourchildrenthenthequoteisright.Ifenoughpeopleareprotectedfromitbecausetheyare
vaccinatedthentherewouldbenowhereforthevaccinetogo.Therearemanyothergreat
reasonswhychildrenshouldbevaccinatedbutthisisprobablythebestbecauseitisputting
othersbeforeyourself.
Eventhoughmanyparentsouttheredontwanttovaccinatetheirchildrenforvarious
reasons.Butoneofthebiggestreasonswhyparentsarerefusingtohavetheirchildren
vaccinatedisbecausevaccinationscanputchildrenatriskforautism.Althoughtherehavebeen
veryfewslipupsofchildrengettingautismaftergettingvaccinated.Butwithoftheveryfew
timesthatchildrenhavebecomeautisticaftergettingvaccinatedtherehavebeencontinuous
researchandstudiesdoneandalmostallofthemhavetestednegativeforvaccinesbeinglinked
withautism.Sothereforesomeparentsmaybeconcernedthattheirchildrenmaybecome
autistic,butreallyvaccinationshaventbeentestedtorelatetochildrenbecomingautistic.
Itisalsotruethatparentsjustdontwanttohavetheirchildrenvaccinatedbecauseoftheneedle
partofavaccination.Manypeopledohavethatfearofneedlesbutthatistheirlongtimefearnot
thekidsfear.Sojustgiveitachanceifthekiddoesntlikeneedlesthenyouknowweatheror
notyoushouldvaccinateyourchildren.Butjustbecauseyouhavethatfeardoesntmeanthat
yourkidisthesameway.Sothereforeeventhoughyoumightbethinkingthatyouarejust
protectingyourkidsbutthinkaboutit,orisityouthatyouareprotecting?

Therearesomanygreatreasonsoutthereforwhychildrenshouldbevaccinated.Butitis
ultimatelyyourchoicewhetherornotyouwouldliketovaccinateyourchildren.Thebest
reasonswhychildrenshouldbevaccinatedisbecauseItpreventsillnesses,havingtheside
effectsofadiseaseinsteadoftherealthingiswaybetter,andvaccinationscanpreventothers
fromgettingdiseasestoo.Thisisveryimportantforpeopletoknowbecausemanypeopleout
thereinthisworldaredyingandthatcanleadto50morefromjustthatonepersonthensoonall
ofthepeopleonthisearthwillhavesomesortofdisease.Wehavetostopthisbeforeitistoo
latetosave.Now,dontyouwanttomakeadifferenceinthisworldbyhelpingoutotherpeople
andyourselffromgettingdiseasesthatcouldpossiblyleadtodeath?

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