The Pros And Cons Of Vaccinating Children

“According to Shot@Life, a United Nations Foundation partner organization, vaccines save 2.5 million children from preventable diseases every year” (Pg. 4). Although there are few cons to getting your children vaccinated, the pros outweigh the cons with flying colors. Almost all of the disadvantages, such as vaccines causing autism, ADD, and IBS, have been scientifically proven to have no correlation. Keeping our kids and community healthy is the most important factor. Some believe that children build up a better immunity to certain diseases or illnesses if they aren’t vaccinated. Making sure you are up to date on your vaccinations not only helps you, but the people around you. Elderly and small children rely on the people surrounding them

Glutaraldehyde is normally used to disinfect medical equipment and thimerosal is a mercury compound, when learning what these substances actually are, of course, it would initially raise a red flag. The doses of these substances are so minuscule they wouldn’t have any negative impact on the body. “Children are exposed to more aluminum in breast milk and infant formula than they are exposed to in vaccines” (Procon.org 4). Children encounter more toxins and bacteria in a day than they do while getting vaccinated. The FDA requires a minimum of 10 years of testing a vaccine before they are licensed to administer to the

When you get a vaccine you can expect tenderness in the area that the shot was administered, as well as a little bit of swelling and puffiness. One highly uncommon side effect that physicians see is anaphylaxis, which is an extreme allergic reaction. Allergic reactions that are that severe are only one in every hundred thousand to one in every million vaccinations given. Multiple sources claim that vaccines such as MMR can cause autism, or the DTaP vaccine can cause Type 1 diabetes. There are also rumors stating that the flu vaccine could trigger episodes of asthma. All of these statements have been scientifically proven to have no correlation. “Combination vaccines, like MMR (measles, mumps, and rubella), have been used without adverse effects since the mid-1940s” (procon.org 5). If a child contracts an illness one time without being vaccinated their body would have a higher immunity to that illness, whereas kids who get vaccinated would need to get the shot several times to build up an immunity that is equally as strong. Although that is true, the kids who built an immunity from getting several vaccinations would have minor side effects compared to the life threatening conditions the children that weren’t vaccinated could be exposed