The vaccination wars debate is a large controversy over whether children should receive the recommended vaccines or not. This debate takes into consideration the possible risks to the child, family, and the community versus parents having a choice to say no to vaccines, despite pressures by society and the government. Furthermore, the debate discusses that although there are rare side effects of vaccinations, but overall they are safe and in the best interest of the child and the community. For instance, it was believed that autism was caused by the MMR vaccine. Except, with scientific proof, there showed to be no correlation between the MMR vaccine and autism. In addition, the signs of autism may start to show within a child around the same time certain recommended vaccinations are given. …show more content…
tend to vaccinate their child, there are patches of communities that chose not to vaccinate their child. The parents claim that it makes no sense to give vaccinations to diseases that are no longer an epidemic worry in the country, such as polio. Except, there are certain risks that follow not vaccinating children, especially a large group of children. For example, it increases the chances of an outbreak occurring due to an increase in international traveling in today’s world, making it easier for diseases to be carried across countries. In addition, children that are not vaccinated may be unintentionally hurting other children around them. For instance, schools that have groups of students not vaccinated, may be carrying an illness that a fellow classmate may be very sensitive