Pros And Cons Of Mandatory Vaccinations For Children

Mandatory vaccination is an extremely controversial topic because it violates constitutionally protected right to practice religion and personal beliefs in the absence of the true health emergency (First Amendment of the Constitution). The new law destroys the individual rights of parents to make voluntary decisions in the best interest of their children in the health care decisions and diminishes the role of parents in upbringing and educating their children (Skov).

The argument encompassing whether or not parents should vaccinate their children is ongoing. It is a very interesting matter to learn about and I possess some strong feelings about the case. This issue interests me because there are parents who don’t have their children vaccinated, and there are parents who do have them vaccinated. But all these parents share one particular quality: they all would like for their kids to be safe.

In the past, Americans did not have much say in their own health care. In today’s time, with the advent of new health-care bills and peaked interest in personal well being, Americans are now anxious to determine for themselves what they need to maintain their own and their loved ones’ health. However, there are still government-regulated requirements for people of all ages in regards to keeping the general public healthy. Vaccinations have always been a topic of contention in regards to younger children, but have been a staple of health for older adults. In fact, college requirements for vaccinations are mandatory, and failure to get the proper vaccines before college starts could result in holds on college students’ accounts or delays in

Should we be giving our children vaccines? Giving our children vaccines have many pros and cons. But should we really rely on vaccines that we don´t need? I will be fighting for the non-use of a vaccine for children. If we get vaccines every year they can possibly cause serious or fatal side effects. They also contain many harmful ingredients that they don´t want us to know about. The government should not intervene in personal medical choices.

Vaccines have saved many children from sickness, death and have terminated a large part of infectious diseases in the world. That being said, whether to immunize or not is the ongoing question parents face each day. On one hand, questions are raised about the safety of some vaccines because of rare but serious adverse effects that have been attributed to them. On the other hand, vaccines are known to help prevent death and serious illnesses. Hence, this paper explores the pros and cons of children's vaccines.

In the United States, the law states that vaccinations are required for children entering school unless they have a valid reason that prevents them from receiving the vaccinations. Starting when children are born, they begin the regimen of vaccinations that continue throughout their adolescent years and adulthood. Each year children receive a variation of shots to protect them from the illnesses they will encounter in the world, especially once they attend school. The most common reasons parents forego getting their children vaccinated are religious beliefs, medical exemptions, and personal beliefs. Due to the rising number of parents declining to get their children vaccinated, the number of outbreaks of preventable diseases has increased. The question is now should parents/guardians be forced to vaccinate their children?

There is a lot of debate about whether if vaccines should be or should not be mandatory for all children or if their use should be up to the parents of the child. Part of the issue for many parents it the sheer volume of vaccines mandated by various government agencies. Based on the recommendations of these organizations, a child can receive “no less than 69 doses of 16 vaccines” (children-vaccines). With so many vaccines being given many parents question why so many children are sick or have various developmental or learning disabilities. In fact, one child out of 6 has a learning disability, one out of ten is asthmatic, and one out of 50 has some degree of autism. This means that almost 30% of children in the US have a significant disability

In the 1850s the first school vaccination requirement were enacted to prevent smallpox. Federal and state efforts to eradicate measles in the 1960s and 1970s motivated many to mandate policies. By the 1990s, all 50 states requirement for children to be enrolled in school must receive certain immunizations and if these requirements were not met than children were not allowed to be enrolled in school (Center for Disease Control Prevention, 2010). For example, in the state of California, private public school or daycare cannot admit children unless vaccinations were received for all ten of the diseases. If the California Department of Public Health implements a requirement for vaccination parent can be allowed to obtain personal belief exemptions that would allow parents to opt out of vaccination for their children if form is filled out by healthcare professional that states vaccinations were countered to personal beliefs. This law has not been implemented as of yet but should be in 2016. The healthcare of policy decision in laws can have an influence on individuals based on the decision that are made. Health care policy and issues can affect providers and patients in many different ways. Stakeholders’ in the policymakers for vaccination main concern is the safety and health of children so the implement exemptions of laws from concern about vaccine

When most people are babies they go to the doctor and get immunizations or vaccines. People get vaccines to protect they from harmful diseases like polio, smallpox, and the measles. Now parents are starting not to vaccinate their children because they fear the vaccines. When vaccines first came out parents took their children right away to be vaccinated because they knew the terrible things those diseases can bring. Now those diseases are gone and parents do not know what they can do to a child. Although some may argue that vaccinating babies and young children is a bad idea it is actually good because it protects others, prevents outbreaks, and they are not harmful to most children.

Should children be vaccinated? This is a question that has been a hot topic for some time now. All children should be vaccinated. We often ask “Why should we have our children vaccinated”? There are pros and cons to vaccinations. Vaccinations will reduce the risk of illness, provide a safer environment, and keep the parents from worry as much. In some cases, people think they cause more harm than anything.

Should children’s health be at risk for the greater good of community health? The news today is full of tragic stories about complications of vaccine use and there have been injuries from the beginning of vaccine use due to incomplete data on the side effects. The injuries have also brought about changes in the way vaccines are manufactured. The Georgia State Government requires citizens to receive vaccines in order to attend day care, go to school, and work at certain jobs and each state has its own mandates as well. The only way to get around the vaccine is to claim religious or medical exception. For either of these exceptions, one has to have a notarized affidavit for religious exception or a

All across the world debates take place regarding mandatory vaccination on a day to day

Vaccines work by having a weakened form of a disease introduced into a patient’s body usually by injection. The immune system of the patient reacts to the vaccine by making antibodies. Then the antibodies destroy the vaccine germs. The antibodies stay inside the person and that is what gives the body immunity. Antibodies are what protects the body from a real disease if it ever came into it. One of side of this argument is for vaccines being mandatory for the sake of the health of others and the country. Objectors of vaccines think that vaccinations cause autism, take away rights, and are insignificant. This topic is very controversial but it is important to know the truth about vaccines. Vaccines protect everyone, from the person vaccinated to the people around them, making them a safe choice for parents that should be mandatory.

We all remember as kids going to the doctor’s office and dreading getting shots. I remember thinking that if I take this shot I won’t get really sick and that was that. Now in this decade parents and families are coming forward and sharing their complaints of the vaccines that are supposed to be helping their kids’ but instead are hurting them. Parents are saying that they have decided to not give their children vaccines and that is now raising the question should parents be legally obligated to have their child vaccinated? If the parents aren’t willing to get their child vaccinated, they are putting other lives in danger. Health officials and the government should get involved in this ongoing issue. A solution to this problem is to have a law stating that parents should always have their children vaccinated unless medically unable to do so.

A majority of people have all been in the doctor about to get a shot that the parents told the child would help them not get sick and after getting the shot they would then be given a sticker and then sent out to continue the day. Being able to vaccinate a child from a disease is something that was not possible 220, years ago which caused a child to have to try and fight the illness with their immune system. In the United States of America all 50 states require parents to have their child vaccinated in order to attend public school. Most states do allow parnets to file to be exempt from having a child vaccinated. The year 1855 was Massachusetts big year to be the first state in America to make it a requirement for school age children to have be vaccinated. The most common reasons for not having a child vaccinated are lack of knowledge of how they can affect the world around them or people being a part of a religion that do not see a reason to have a child vaccinated. A study found that with every dollar spent on having a child vaccinated it would then save the family and society around $16.00 that would have been used once they got sick. (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) There are many different kinds of vaccines, but they all work the same way by injecting the body with the viruses or bacteria the human body might have to fight in the future. Childhood vaccinations should be mandatory for young children around the globe because in the world it can be what