The importance of vaccines is to protect people from getting serious illnesses. You start getting vaccines a couple weeks after you’re born and get them every couple of years until you die. Vaccines are very important for young people who have weak immune systems and can’t protect themselves. People with weak immune systems are more likely to get serious illnesses, some of these illnesses can cause death. If you get vaccinations you are less likely to get these illnesses but just because you have the vaccine does not mean you will not get sick. The vaccine helps to prevent you from getting sick but it doesn’t take all risk away from you getting sick. When you have a weak immune system you can’t fight off diseases and serious illnesses so vaccines