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Arguments Against Vaccines

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Vaccines are one of the public health sector’s greatest achievements. However, there is an ethical dilemma within the balance of managing risks to public health and preserving personal and parental autonomy. The egoistic tendencies of parents who are unwilling to vaccinate their children, putting the welfare of their own family as well as the welfare of the population at risk to satisfy their personal morals and beliefs, is posing problems. Vaccination rates for certain diseases, such as for measles in the United States, are dropping for the first time in history due to various reasons, and outbreaks for these viruses are becoming more frequent. It is necessary that legislation considers various tactics in order to raise these values once again. …show more content…

If one looks to the USA, only three states– California, West Virginia, and Mississippi– have reasonably strict vaccination mandates, turning away both philosophical and religious exemptions. In every other state, religious exemptions are deemed sufficient in the avoidance of vaccination, with philosophical exemptions being prominent as well. The regions that have determined that exemptions to vaccines should only be made in circumstances where it is impossible medically have shown higher levels of immunity and far less outbreaks than regions that have not. From this it should be clear that there should be more regulation and legislation in place in order to promote and ensure widespread vaccination. However, as was previously mentioned, one of the main obstacles is actually the simplicity in avoiding

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In the first article I read listed the vaccine laws for all fifty states, and the pros and cons of making it mandatory for every to get certain vaccines. Some of the pros where saving parents money in the long run if the child contracts an illness there is a vaccine for, they protect unborn children is a mother has gotten these vaccines, and they can save children’s lives. Come of the cons are there are ingredients that are morally wrong in some cultures, the Sid effects of these vaccines can have serious of fatal side effects, and some vaccines have harmful ingredients. There is a lot of concern among parents and schools because if student are going to school with another student who is not vaccinated there can be an outbreak of a certain

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Vaccinations are in charge of numerous worldwide general wellbeing triumphs, for example, the annihilation of smallpox and huge diminishments in different genuine diseases like polio and measles. Indeed, even along these lines, vaccines have likewise long been the subject of different moral and ethical discussions. The key moral level headed discussions identified with vaccine regulation, advancement, and use, for the most part rotates around mandates, research and testing, informed consent, and access

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Individually, many states have laws mandating that the people of the state received certain vaccinations. For example, these vaccinations would include what a newborn is exposed to, or immunizations required to attend school. Here there is a collision with individuals on public health and individual liberties. Because they do not receive the choice to choose to immunize their children or themselves there is tension here. Instead, the government and public health regulations try to protect the entirety of the population over individual preferences.

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Autonomous vehicles will likely change a lot of aspects in the daily life of many in the not so distant future. About 94 percent of accidents are caused by human error. (NHTSA, 2015) These vehicles will have plethora of effects from daily commutes to work and road trips, to other things like an end to drinking and driving or old people driving, in turn creating a safer roadway and dramatically reducing accidents. An autonomous vehicle is a driverless vehicle that can navigate roadways using high tech sensors, cameras and other advanced programs, and based on the information gathered, it can react to its surroundings.

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On June 25, 2015, lawmakers of California voted into legislature a limit on vaccine exemptions for school-aged children because of a measles outbreak in the state during the previous winter that spread to 147 children (Reuters, 2015). This year the United States has had 592 cases of measles, and the majority of these cases are from non-vaccinated people. Being vaccinated accounts for a healthier and longer lives, especially for infants and children (Anderson, 2015). The frightening part about these outbreaks is how quickly these diseases can spread. I firmly believe these outbreaks are proof of the need and effectiveness of vaccines, and the exemption should be only be limited to

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Vaccination is a key factor in keeping communities safe from harmful diseases, especially those that can spread easily. However, pediatric immunization policy can be debated from an ethical perspective because it concerns the role of the government and families in maintaining the health of children. I will argue that the immunization requirements with exemptions for school entrance in Washington state are ethically required because they balance the role of the government in public health and personal autonomy in the most minimally intrusive way possible. Hendrix points out that pediatric vaccination, or the policies surrounding vaccination requirements for children, can “span several public health domains, including those of policymakers,

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The more people who choose to not vaccinate their children, the higher risk those children are at for contracting a disease. Not only that, but these children are harboring the viruses that cause these diseases. According to Fisher, “in 1960 there were more than 1.5 million cases of measles and more than 400 deaths associated with this disease. As a result of our active immunization process in 1998 the United States had only 89 cases of measles and there were no deaths” (Fisher & Shelov, 2000). By this statistic, it is clear to see that by vaccinating children, we are saving other’s lives in the community as well by not spreading deadly diseases onto others, including those who are too young to receive vaccinations

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Pro Vaccination Since the invention of vaccines, it has created a huge impact worldwide. As a child begins to start school, their required by the state to receive their twelve routine shots. The children who receive all their shots have a greater chance of not contracting any diseases. Throughout the years, vaccination or otherwise known as immunization has been a hugely controversial issue worldwide and whether or not to vaccinate children. However, vaccines are an effective and key role in keeping the human population healthy and safe.

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Required Immunity Mandatory vaccinations for children in public schools have been the center of much debate since laws were first developed to regulate immunization. Fears from parents about side effects and adverse reactions have steered many away from wanting to vaccinate their children despite the numerous infectious diseases they prevent. These debates have gotten in the way of progression in schools for preventing the spread of disease. To me, the risks of not vaccinating children are far greater than the risks of adverse reactions.

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Vaccination has always been a controversial medical topic around the world since their inception in 1796. It has been debated that the morality, ethics, effectiveness and safety of vaccination and immunisation, and of whether the risk of side effects from the vaccines exceeds the benefits that they can bring to us. The debate surrounds the morality, ethics, effectiveness and safety of vaccination and immunisation, and of whether the risk of side effects from the vaccines exceeds the benefits that they can bring to us.

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Many people may think that vaccination is a bad thing, that instead of preventing it causes illness, that is not natural. Natural or not, there are many reasons as to why we should vaccinate us and the younger generation. Most of the time children don’t like vaccination because it hurt, but is the responsibility of a parent to seek the wellbeing of his or her child. Vaccination it’s a preventive measure of various diseases. Unfortunately, things like the anti-vaccination movement, the misinformation on the Internet, and the believe that vaccination causes more damage than is worth, have led our society to think that it’s right not to vaccinate.

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I would have to side with the requirement that vaccinations should be mandatory because it is not just the health of a single individual but the health of the entire human civilization. As a Christian, I believe that vaccinations help our health. They are something that God has given us. We should use them to our best knowledge to help our body. Although, I see the reasoning behind not requiring vaccinations.

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Vaccinations When it comes to vaccinations, there are many different opinions on immunizing a child, especially when that child’s parent has a strong like or dislike towards vaccinating. Immunizations have existed for at least a thousand years and as technology advances more, there are new vaccines being designed to help protect our children from contracting contagious and sometimes deadly diseases, such as Bordetella pertussis, polio, and even influenza. For decades, all 50 states have required that parents vaccinate their children against various diseases, including polio and measles, as a prerequisite to enrolling them in public schools (Ciolli, 2008). Enrollment in public school requires up to date vaccinations in order to protect the children and even the adults from contracting and spreading a disease, possibly causing an epidemic.

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Modern medicine provides people with the ability to protect themselves from the world’s most fatal diseases. Merely a century ago, it was not uncommon for a child to die as a result of diseases such as polio, pertussis, and tuberculosis. Today, it is highly unlikely for a person to contract these diseases, let alone die from them. However, refusal of vaccinations has been increasing throughout the years due to the anti-vaccination movement. This movement declares mandatory vaccines unconstitutional and vaccinations overall as the cause of autism.

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Vaccines are like traffic lights; they ensure the safety of the public, be in heavily crowded areas, like schools, or densely trafficked roads. Traffic lights only work when all people follow the rules. If a car runs a red light, the car runs the risk of killing innocent pedestrians who are complying with the prescribed rules. Vaccines, if not utilized by most people, are ineffective. Even though some parents are concerned over the safety of vaccines, children who go to public schools should not be granted exemptions because vaccines are necessary to prevent outbreaks, children who do not receive vaccines are at risk of disease, and medically compromised children rely on vaccines to prevent disease.

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