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Persuasive Speech: Full Sentence Outline

[Why Vaccines are Beneficial]

Introduction

I. Hook: Vaccinations are a touchy topic in this day in age. There are parents who believe
vaccines are the cause of paralyzation, autism, and other disorders. But then there are
parents who believe vaccines are helpful and firmly believe their child should be
vaccinated. I'm going to discuss why I think vaccines are beneficial.

II. Ethos: I currently do not have any children yet, but I am of course as you all know expecting my
daughter to be born in September. I do plan to vaccinate her because I feel that the risks of not
vaccinating are becoming more heard of than not lately.

III. Proposition (or Hint at Proposition): My proposition for this speech is to ONLY inform you of the
benefits, and ONLY the benefits of vaccines and for that to be the main focus and be what you
consider during this speech.

IV. Preview:
1. History of vaccinations
2. Cultural views
3. Pros of vaccines

Transition: First, I will discuss the history of vaccinations and how they came about.

Body
** Include at least five authoritative sources throughout the body of your speech, cited out
loud, in each main point** Bold your sources.

I.
A. Vaccines have been around since about mid 1700s. They did not all start out
with a vaccination for every disease that we have now, but they slowly developed over time
as more and more diseased began to come about and have an impact on society.

i. According to chop.edu, in 1746 Edward Jenner, invented a

method to protect against smallpox. The method involved taking a small blister from
someone who was infected with cowpox and injecting it into someone elses skin. After
that, the next round of of routinely recommended vaccines came in the early 20th
century.
B. Toward s the early 20th century more and more recommended vaccines came
about as more diseases started to evolve and were needed due to death and sickness.
i. In the late 1914 the vaccine for Pertussis developed, in 1926,
Diphtheria, and in 1938, Tetanus. And then in 1948 the three vaccines were
actually combined as one which then created he DTP vaccine. (chop.edu) By
1950 the vaccine everyone was waiting for developed, polio. After that, the
recommended vaccines included, DTP, Polio, and Smallpox.

C. Flash forward to now, the 2000s, when you go into vaccinate your child there
will be a list of recommended vaccines to get which include, DTaP, MMR, Polio, HiB, Hepatitis
A, Hepatitis B, Varicella, Pneumococcal, Influenza, and Rotavirus. These are what your child
gets over the year, typically starting at the age of 1 to prevent them from getting severely
sick or even getting others sick if they happen to catch one of these diseases. (chop.edu)

Transition: Now with knowing a little history about how vaccines came about into the world, lets now
discuss the cultural views of vaccines.

II. Many countries require their citizens to get certain vaccinations. And in the United
States there are laws that dictate mandatory vaccines such as those that are required in
order to attend school. Also, when traveling to other countries and leaving the United
States you may be required to get a vaccine before you can enter the country.
(vaccineinformation.org)
A. There is controversy over vaccines of course due to them being needed for
school. If you choose to not get vaccinated it may require you to sign some type of waiver or
form.
i. Good public health policies balance both individual rights and
community needs. With that being said, public health officials must recognize and also
respect diverse social and cultural perspectives toward immunization policies, to help
support their success and acceptance. (historyofvaccines.org)

Transition: With all of that being said we will now discuss the pros of vaccinations and the positive
impacts that they have on our society.

III. Vaccines can save childrens lives. The American Academy of Pediatrics states that most
childhood vaccines are 90%-99% effective in preventing disease. (vaccines.procon.org)
The Centers for Disease Control estimated that 732,000 American children were saved from death
and 322 million cases of childhood sickness were prevented between 1994 and 2014.
(vaccines.procon.org)
A. Ingredients used in vaccinations are safe in the amounts that are used.
Ingredients such as thimerosal, formaldehyde, and aluminum, can be harmful in
large doses but are not used in large quantities when given in vaccines.
(vaccines.procon.org) Children are exposed to more aluminum in breast milk and infant
formula than they are exposed to in vaccines. (vaccines.procon.org) According to Dr. Paul
Offit, children are exposed to more bacteria, viruses, toxins, and other harmful
substances in one day of normal activity than are in vaccinations.
(vaccines.procon.org)
i. Diseases are also becoming more rare due to vaccinations. Cases of
Measles or Polio are not heard of often due to vaccinations. You cannot catch the
disease from the vaccine. Some vaccines contain killed virus, and it is
impossible to get the disease from them. (adultvaccination.org)

B. Organizations such as the American Academy of Pediatrics, the American

Family of Academy Physicians, and The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention strongly
support protecting children with recommended vaccines. (vaccineinformation.org)
i. If children arent vaccinated, they can spread disease to others who
are too young to get vaccinated or to people with weakened immune systems. Which of
course could result in long term complications or even death for those who cannot get
vaccinated.
ii. Vaccines protect against future generations. Vaccinated mothers
protect their unborn babies from viruses that could potentially cause birth
defects, and vaccinated communities can help eradicate diseases for future
generations. (vaccines.procon.org)
C. Vaccines also provide economic benefits for our society. The CDC estimates
that children vaccinated between 1994 and 2014 have yielded net savings of $1.38
trillion in societal costs including money saved by preventing lost productivity
due to disability and early death. (vaccines.procon.org)

Transition to close: With all of this information, I hope that not only will you all consider the benefits of
getting vaccinations, but realize the positive impact they have on our society and our future generations
health.

Conclusion:

I. Summarize main points/thesis: To summarize, I have discussed the history of

vaccinations, cultural views, and the pros of vaccinations, I hope to have educated you on why and
how vaccines are benefit to our society and our future children.
II. Bookend: Why are vaccinations beneficial? They prevent disease, they prevent the spread
of deadly disease, and they minimize the risks of children getting sick.
III. End the speech memorably: To end this speech, I hope that I have left you focusing on
the benefits of vaccines. I hope that you will all consider what I have said and realize that by
vaccinating your child you are not only helping their health, but others as well and you are helping
with minimizing the risk of any future outbreaks of disease.
IV. Challenge the audience to respond: As the audience, do you plan to vaccinate your
child?

References:

Cultural Perspectives on Vaccination. (n.d.). Retrieved April 17, 2017, from

https://www.historyofvaccines.org/content/articles/cultural-perspectives-vaccination

Importance of Vaccines. (n.d.). Retrieved April 17, 2017, from http://www.vaccineinformation.org/vaccines-

save-lives/

Philadelphia, T. C. (2014, November 20). Vaccine History: Developments by Year. Retrieved April 17, 2017,
from http://www.chop.edu/centers-programs/vaccine-education-center/vaccine-history/developments-by-year

Vaccines ProCon.org. (n.d.). Retrieved April 17, 2017, from http://vaccines.procon.org/

(n.d.). Retrieved April 17, 2017, from http://www.adultvaccination.org/10-reasons-to-be-vaccinated