Vaccination Pros And Cons Essay

Since 1796 when Edward Jenner performed the world's first vaccination in England for cowpox, vaccinations have become the norm in today's society. The Center for Disease Control recommends that children receive" 48 doses of 14 vaccines by age six, and 69 doses of 16 vaccines by age 18." The United States recommends that its citizens get more vaccines than any other country in the world. But because of increased knowledge about the dangers of vaccines, I don't believe that they are necessary and in my opinion, they can do more harm than good. Most of the diseases that vaccines are given to prevent are not a major problem in the United States anymore and therefore the vaccine is completely unnecessary. According to Dr. Julian Whitaker, "Hepatitis B—which is given hours after birth—is transmitted primarily by sexual contact or dirty needles." A newborn baby would not deal with either of these things. Diphtheria and tetanus are given when a baby is two months old and both close to nonexistent in the

Why would you want to put chemicals in your body that you know could do you harm? In the United States, we don't deal with the majority of the diseases that these vaccines claim to fight anymore. On top of this, "The effectiveness of vaccines made with killed, or inactivated, virus is between 75 and 80 percent. That means there's a chance you could be vaccinated against a disease and still get it, according to Parenting.com." My own mother contracted the chicken pox even after she received the vaccination. Due to the major risks that these vaccinations can hold and the huge problems that they can potentially cause, I don't think that people need to receive vaccinations, nor do I believe that they are necessary for the health of anyone. The risk is too high for babies and young children to develop problems in the future because of these