Whether to vaccinate or not? A question on many new parents mind. Should vaccination be compulsory? Vaccinations should not be compulsory as it is their child however are they putting their child life at risk? To fully understand the many benefits that vaccinations provide to the health of a child the correct description and biological process of how vaccines work must be known.
Why to immunise? It is the safest and most effective ways to protect children and the population of disease some in which may be life threating. Vaccine success as a public policy depends not only on the added protection that vaccines confer upon those who get immunised, but also on the decreased likelihood that anyone will come into contact with the disease. When a child’s body in invaded by a pathogen it relies on the immune system to fight the disease. The
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Vaccines are very effective in herd immunity. Herd immunity is the theory of ensuring that majority of population is vaccinate to protect those who aren’t or who medically can’t due to other factors. This is successful in reducing disease especially in young children.
How long they last for ( they 2 different types) side effects, misconceptions (autisum)
There are a few misconceptions surrounding immunisation and some disagree with the whole process. The main misconception is surrounding the XX injection and autisum as this disease develops around the same time that the XX vaccine is given. It was XX who first published this theory which has now been proven to be incorrect however some people still are in agreeance with his theory. There are some people who completely disagree with immunisation.
The future of vaccines
Edible vaccines
• Gene of interest introduced to transgenic plant (best if plant produces fruits that can be eaten raw to avoid genetic degradation via cooking)
Aerosol