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Should kids be required to get vaccinations? This website talks about how there are now fewer kids getting vaccines because of a number of reasons. some of the reasons are that the parents are simply opting out because of fears or paranoia or just laziness. The article says that the reasons that parents use for kids to skip shots vary, some are related to religion. 

Hi all, I am a parent of three. All of my kids are current on all vaccines recommended by their PCP. I am a true believer. That being said I do think something could be changed for the vaccine requirements. I have spoken to many people about this in my area. I'm actually scared for the un-vaccinated kids so it always sparks curious conversations for me. The common denominator I found with everyone I have spoken to about not vaccinating their kids is, they don't want to vaccinate all at once, they want to spread it out. I feel it's a greater risk to wait or not get a child vaccinated period, but I'm wondering for those who are just not educated on the facts of vaccines or those who are afraid of all of them at once maybe they can have a different vaccine protocol. While it won't be what the CDC recommends initially, I feel that it would still be better than not vaccinating period.

I agree with my colleagues above, the ignorance about vaccines is becoming widespread. We are in an age of refined medical practices and innovation based on factual evidence and research. Parents in doubt should consider two words. (Herd Immunity) for those unfamiliar with its meaning I'll leave you with its definition - the resistance to the spread of a contagious disease within a population that results if a sufficiently high proportion of individuals are immune to the disease, especially through vaccination. "the level of vaccination needed to achieve herd immunity varies by disease but ranges from 83 to 94 percent" We all have a stake in this.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommend that healthy children get vaccinated. There is no evidence that proves vaccinations cause autism. Vaccines are required for children who go to school.

This article focuses on the fear between immigrants and receiving covid vaccines. It has been stated by the DHA that immigration officials will not be arresting any immigrant who wishes to receive a vaccine. They believe everyone should receive one regardless of legal status in order to help fight the pandemic.

This article provides information on how the pandemic has effected us, humans / people, as a whole. It states that no immigrant will be detained or arrested when getting vaccinated and / or needing emergency assistance. It shows how people and government agencies are working together to fight the pandemic.

This article is very heart-warming, as it describes how the authorities will not arrest illegal immigrants at vaccine drives. The authors do raise the question about what happens to illegal immigrants after receiving the vaccine. The U.S. has a history of mishandling Immigration. COVID only complicates the situation.

Should any vaccines be required for children? This article discusses the pros and cons of mandatory vaccines.

Should any vaccines be required for children? Very interesting and shows pros and cons of vaccinating your child.

What is a vaccine? When germs enter the body, the immune system recognizes them as foreign substances (antigens). The immune system then produces the right antibodies to fight the antigens. Vaccines contain weakened or dead versions of the antigens that cause diseases.

Vaccines put weakened versions of the disease in the body to strengthen the immune system. They are called antibodies, and help the body from catching future diseases.

CDC's guide to vaccinations in the workplace, promoting a safe and healthy working environment. Providing tips within a workplace in a community that helps promote positive vaccine outlook to ultimately reduce the spreading of COVID-19.

The article is about state mandates for vaccines. It goes through the pro and cons of mandating vaccines. The different types of exemptions are also discussed.

Original: Younger children are also at risk for polio, rubella, and mumps until they are old enough to be vaccinated. Considering that there are about 4,000,000 births a year in the United States, that puts a lot of infants at risk for measles, pertussis, and other vaccine-preventable diseases. For measles, as kids aren't fully protected until they get their second dose of the MMR vaccine when they are about 4-years-old, that means an additional 12,000,000 toddlers and preschoolers are potentially at risk. Paraphrase: Parents who choose not to vaccinate their children are putting other young children who are not old enough to be vaccinated in danger of getting polio, mumps, and rubella. In the United States, there are around four million births every year. Taking this into consideration that means infants everywhere are being put at risk for many vaccine-preventable diseases every day. In addition, twelve million children under the age of four are not completely protected from measles until they get there second MMR immunization at about the age of four years old.

Vaccines have made many childhood diseases rare today's day in age. There are some small risks, but the benefits out number the amount of risks. The only time a child should not be vaccinated is if they have a serious disease like cancer or HIV.

This article examines the issue of mandatory vaccines. The article looks specify at the health care field and health care professionals.

This article examines the issue of mandatory vaccines. The article looks specify at the health care field and health care professionals.

Getting your child vaccinated not only helps them, but everyone around them. Vaccinations are not only made so your child doesn't get the disease, but also so they don't spread it.

Vaccinations are used to strengthen a child's immune system. Even getting a mixture of different vaccinations at once is not harmful to a child.

The goal for vaccinations is for all diseases to be eradicated. As the number of parents who refuse to vaccinate their children increase, the likeliness of diseases being eradicated will decrease.

Thousands of children are saved from vaccinations every year. Vaccines have been around since 1000,in ancient China, Africa, and Turkey.

New research has found that early development and heredity increase the risk of autism more than vaccinations. Anti-vaccination activist are scaring away parents with false information.

Allowing the body to create antibodies naturally from catching a disease has much more severe risks than getting a vaccine. The risk for a potentially dangerous outcome decreases when getting a vaccination rather than acquiring the disease naturally.

This article provides key facts about the COVID 19 Vaccine among healthcare workers. It allows the reader to get a good understanding of Federal and State regulations, advantages and disadvantages of a mandate, as well as alternatives that can be taken.

When I first read this article, I was worried about finding a very biased political perspective. On the contrary, this article was very neutral and explained the advantages and disadvantages of a vaccine mandate for Health Care Workers. The article explained how if countries allowed the mandate, then patients and visitors will be much safer. The mandate, though, can be immoral and hinder personal autonomy.

This article is very informative and enlightening. I like that is explained the advantages and disadvantages on mandates without any bias. I definitely learned some new things and finished reading it without any questions unanswered.

Original: Up through the early 1920's, diphtheria was one of the most dreaded childhood diseases in the United States, killing over 10,000 people every year. We started vaccinating children against diphtheria in the 1930's and 40's, and the disease started disappearing. Today it is rare for a doctor even to see a case of diphtheria, much less have a child die from it. Paraphrase: Killing over 10,000 people a year in the U.S, diphtheria proved to be one of the most feared youth diseases up until the early 1920's. Once doctors began vaccinating children for diphtheria in the 1930's the disease began to vanish. In today's world it is rare for a doctor to see a patient with diphtheria thanks to common vaccinations.

Because of misinformed parents, children have to suffer with diseases that can be easily prevented by vaccinations. Eradicated diseases are coming back due to parents not vaccinating their children.

The amount of parents refusing to vaccinate their children has double over the past twenty years. Most parents think they are doing what is best for their child by refusing to vaccinate them.