Anti Vaccination Persuasive Speech

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According to the World Health Organization, there are 25 vaccine preventable diseases, 2.5 million child lives saved by vaccinations and 0 linked casualties from vaccinations.
Good morning everyone, my name is Nihad and today I will be talking about the dangers of the anti vaccination movement and I hope by the end of this speech, you will be persuaded to get immunized and in turn safeguard the health of the future generations.
After vaccinations have been introduced, several disease incidences have been controlled and some fatal illnesses have been completely eradicated; an advancement that is currently under threat due to the anti vaccination movement. According to Alexandra Le Tellier from the LA Times, 1/3rd of kindergarteners are not up to date with their vaccinations. Different to what you may think, the numbers are …show more content…

One of the 3 elementary schools in Malibu California reported that 42% of its students have not taken all the required vaccines. Since autism has been wrongly linked to inoculation, the anti inoculation movement grew in all corners of the world and since then, many parents have chosen not to inoculate their children. It is premature and irresponsible to assume that autism is directly caused by vaccination when this condition can affect people who have not been vaccinated. To better understand the anti vaccination movement and the importance of vaccinations, I will explain how the movement started, how their claims are faulty and discuss facts on non vaccination.
First, let 's take a look at how it started. It all started when certain parents started to claim that they had noticed a change in the behavioral pattern in their children got their immunization for MMR which stands for Measles, Mumps and Rubella, also commonly known as the Triple Vaccine. These claims have not been proven