Throughout history, vaccinations have been used to help the prevention of infectious diseases; some of which can produce serious illnesses, crippling disabilities, and ultimately be the cause of death. There is evidence of ancient culture’s attempting to treat transmittable diseases with various forms of inoculations. Developments in the research of vaccinations increased during the mid-twentieth century because of the established of more advanced laboratories, improved equipment, and new innovations. The progression of medicine during history has helped further the development of research into vaccinations. Several cultural, ethical, and religious issues have resulted from the development and use of vaccinations in our society. The topic of vaccinations has caused a strong debate amongst our culture about the safety and danger of treating infectious diseases with such methods.
National Accreditation: I have not had direct experience with national accreditation of a healthcare facility. However, at the Jewish Community Free Clinic in Rohnert Park, I assisted JCFC successfully pass a health department audit. I led the effort to look into JCFC’s compliance with healthcare-related policies and guidelines regarding their vaccine program and how it compares with pre-established performance standards. I observed daily activities and processes (e.g., receipt, storage and use of vaccines; patient-related forms in files; client intake and observations during and after a vaccination is given). I interviewed staff about their specific responsibilities and their familiarity with Vaccine for Children and Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices recommendations, schedules and related forms on immunization. I reviewed patient records for vaccine-related
“Standard immunization currently averts an estimated two to three million deaths every year in all age groups” (“General Information”). Children along with adults should be vaccinated because these Inoculations prevent diseases, even deaths, from going around, along with keeping the environment a safer place. As people know, kids get vaccinated from the time born to about the time the child reaches teen years, although getting immunized does not precisely stop at any age. In fact, required vaccinations continue throughout the years. Of course these medical treatments must be tested in order to be given to anyone. In spite of the fact many people themselves argue that inoculations are not safe for children, others are thoroughly certain in
“Prevention is better than cure.” This common statement could not relate any better than it does with the controversy surrounding the morality, effectiveness, and safety of childhood immunizations. The major argument is whether or not laws should be established to declare vaccination mandatory for all children. “The US food and Drug administration (FDA) regulates all vaccines to ensure safety and effectiveness,” (ProCon.org, 2012) therefor there should not be any reason to risk the health of any child. Vaccinating our children not only ensures their safety but also that of their future to come.
According to my research, in 1796 Dr. Edward Jenner developed a vaccine for smallpox disease however during this time only cows were infected. This vaccine came from the cowpox virus. In 1809, the state of Massachusetts became the first to mandate the smallpox vaccinations then in 1879 a group of Anti-Vaccination of America was formed and their belief is that no one should be forced to vaccination. They believed that the vaccine was spreading the disease instead of preventing it. In 1986
Twenty-three people from across the United States were reported to have measles in the month of January 2017. While a measles vaccine exists (MMR-measles mumps rubella), cases of the measles and other vaccine-preventable diseases (VPDs), are on the rise in the United States. A contributing factor to this rise, is the anti-vaccine movement. Although anti-vaxxers have questioned the safety, effectiveness and necessity of vaccinations since the 19th Century, it was not until Andrew Wakefield’s study, “Ileal-lymphoid-nodular hyperplasia, non-specific colitis, and pervasive developmental disorder in children,” (1998) that the anti-vaccine movement gained momentum.
Since the beginning of vaccines, science has accomplished a great deal of change by eliminating several formerly fatal childhood diseases or illnesses in a world where immunization of young children is across the board. It is very important for our parents to give our children vaccines because vaccinations were made to help people live out their everyday life and beneficial to those that are surrounded by people that are vaccinated. Diseases such as measles, small pox, hepatitis B, diphtheria, rubella, and polio have been contained or eliminated in developed countries with active immunization campaigns. There has not been a single reported case of small pox since roughly 1979. With the large changes that vaccines have done to our world, this
Myth 1- The fact that we have better hygiene and revolutionized our ways of sanitation will simply make diseases die off. Ultimately, the idea of vaccination is not necessary.
With international turmoil reaching an all-time high this day-and-age, we, as a nation, must have a well thought out plan on what to do in case we were to be attacked via deadly viruses. What precautions are ethical to be taken when a disease is spread through bioterrorism? Bioterrorism, in a sense, is just as devastating as a direct terrorist attack that causes violent casualties; so what separates people from either having to get vaccinated or quarantined when they practice something against vaccinations? Should health care officials who treat these patients also be isolated? Should some freedoms be restricted in order to protect the rest of the healthy population? Will the vaccines be forced upon young children and old adults? It comes down to our safety as a country and
Childhood vaccinations is a part of life that some people are not willing to accept. Especially the MMR vaccine, which stands for measles, mumps, and rubella. There seems to be a lot of attention that comes along with this specific vaccine because some people believe that there is a link between the MMR vaccine and autism. Even with these concerns parents should still have their children vaccinated because they could be saving the lives of their children and the lives of their loved ones.
America is known to be the land of the free. Free to worship ones religion without persecution, free to practice ones customs without judgment, and free to achieve ones dreams without restriction. The question is; where does this freedom reach its limits? What if our freedom of choice negatively impacts another person? The recent outbreak of the measles at Disneyland in California in January 2015 questions the limits of freedom in the US. A total of “51 measles cases linked to Disneyland” were reported in the outbreak (Ellis, et al). The outbreak was “spread among those who had not been vaccinated against the virus. Overall, 82% of those infected in this outbreak were not vaccinated, either because they're too young or because they elected not to be” (Ellis, et al). Some parents choose not to vaccinate their children with MMR vaccine that prevents against Measles, Mumps, and Rubella because they believe that the vaccine may be more of a dangerous than the disease. However, the choice not to vaccinate not only affects the susceptible child but also
The research question could be analyzed as “what are the reasons for the children, in the study case village, not being vaccinated?”. This question implicitly implies that there are both internal and externals factors that intervene between the concept of “children” and the concept of “vaccination”. Therefore, the purpose of the researchers is to understand and analyze such factors.
Vaccines are not fun. Getting poked with a needle is not exactly considered ideal. I know I never liked getting vaccinated. When I was a baby, I would scream and kick and beg the nurse not to give me a shot. I hated needles and I hated shots. I have outgrown my fear now, but I still do not want to get poked with a needle everyday. Despite my hatred of needles as a young girl, I still received every vaccine that was recommended by my doctor. And guess what? I have never gotten polio, measles, whooping cough, mumps, rubella, and other diseases that have killed millions of people in the past. Even though I hated it, they still helped me in the long run. So no, vaccines are not fun, but they are necessary. The benefits of vaccines outweigh the
During the 20th century, the infectious disease death rate decreased from 800/1000 deaths to less than 100/1000 deaths. This is mainly due to the introduction of immunisation. Vaccination has clearly prevented millions of deaths over the last century; nevertheless, the anti-vaccination movement has grown significantly in recent years. Some of the reasons why people join this movement include the belief that vaccines don’t actually work, the belief that vaccines are unnatural and therefore unhealthy and the belief that vaccines contain toxins that cause bodily damage and neuropsychiatric problems (eg. Autism). This essay will discredit the beliefs associated with the anti vaccination movement through infectious disease statistics,
Vaccine tactics may be improved through understanding evolutionary principles. Like antibiotics, vaccines place selective pressure on infective organisms. We unconsciously target vaccines versus proteins that select out less infectious strains, selecting for the more infectious strains. Understanding this concept allows scientists to target vaccines against viruses without affecting less lethal strains.