Neotero Islam, Linnea Kogsta, Skye Stevens, Maryann King

Dr. Holland
Composition II
November 4, 2014
Annotated Bibliography
Andrews, Michelle. Some Doctors Refuse to Treat Kids Who Have Not Been Removed.
Kaiser Health News. Minneapolis, Minnesota 2011.
National Conflict of State Legislators. Immunizations Policy Issue Overview. Web Source
2011.
This particular source served as an important tool to our groups argument in favor of
vaccinations. This website was broken down into categories. These categories ranged from the
scheduling of vaccinations for first year students to states with philosophical, and religious
exemptions. While most of our sources concentrated on state by state statistical facts that was
researched, this web source serves as a governed website with actual links to other sources. The
page also broke down almost every question or concern that any parent; for or against, to be
answered. An example of this would be the breakdown of states with immunization exemption
laws. These Laws were designed for parents who didnt want their children receiving
immunizations based on religious, or personal reasons. These personal reasons, could include
safety, or price. With that being said, The National Conflict of State Legislators website also
included information about federal programs that help parents with no insurance. Some of these
programs actually are actually required to pay for all immunizations that are mandatory for
children before attending school.
There cant be enough said about how helpful this website was to our paper. Just as our other
sources listed statistics, I feel as if the State Legislators proved to be the most helpful. Almost

every subject covered on this website led directly to more research, and statistics. I must also
add that the context of subject matter was so in depth, that it almost writes your paper for
you. This reading touched on percentages of parents denial, the states that have no exemption
laws, and deaths that were caused by lack of immunization. There is no denying the validity of
this source.
Linnea:
Saunders, Russell. "Thanks, Anti-Vaxxers. You Just Brought Back Measles in NYC." Cough,
Cough. The Daily Beast Company LLC, 13 Mar. 2014. Web. 20 Oct. 2014.
I consider this source relevant to us, although we are writing about the vaccination of
children in school. In this article Russell claims that the reappearance of measles is because of all
the anti-vaxxers that refuse to get themselves and their children vaccinated and argues that
everyone should be vaccinated. He claims that by not doing so, they put everyone else in danger.
This source is outstanding in my opinion, because it is newly written which makes it
valid. If it would have been a source from 5 years ago it might not contain the right information
since our world is changing by the minute, especially in diseases and medication. In this
particular article Russell has picked a distinct side and argues for it very well. It is a good article
for seeing that side but should be used as a complementary source since it is a strong opinionated
article and does only show one side. The writer seems very passionate about this and it is almost
like he is bringing in too much of his personal opinions and taking things too far so that some of
his arguments can be discussed. Since the article is so opinionated it also brings up a lot of
counter argument and it is widely discussed in forums, blogs, Facebook and other social media.
Over all it is a good and interesting article for us to get ideas and information from to our paper.
Maryann:

Feemster, Kristen A. "Eliminate Vaccine Exemptions." The New York Times. The New York
Times Company, 23 Mar. 2014. Web. 25 Oct. 2014.
This is a credible source because it is taken from a newspaper that is famous all around
the world. Another thing that makes it credible is the fact that the producers put a description of
the writer of the article.
Kristen A. Feemster is a pediatric infectious diseases physician and health services researcher
at the Childrens Hospital of Philadelphia and University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine.
This makes her trustworthy because I know she is educated enough to know what she is talking
about.Throughout the paper she is making many good points and has a good approach to the very
discussed issue of vaccination requirement in school. Although it is a short article she makes
points that are valid for us during the writing process of our paper. Since this is a subject that is
argued between people in America the article is followed by over 350 comments. This is
something we can use in our favor to see what others think of this subject and get more opinions.
Even though they are not trustworthy sources since anyone can make comments, they can still
give us information about what the rest of America thinks. There are also links included with
discussions on twitter and Facebook. The article is written in March this year so it is valid to our
issue about vaccine in schools today.

Control, Center Disease. "School Starts SoonIs Your Child Fully Vaccinated?" Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 11 Aug. 2014.
Web. 23 Oct. 2014.
In this article by the CDC, experts go into to detail about why vaccinations for each age group
are required. This source is relevant to the paper I am writing because it is all about the

guidelines and recommendations for vaccinations for school aged children. The fact that the
CDC or Center for Disease Control wrote the article shows that it is credible due to the CDC
being a nationally recognized association.
The article sheds light on how vaccinations for school aged children helps to lower and in
some cases eradicate diseases that were once prominent and problematic in the United States. I
feel like this article will give me the ability to look at scientific facts to form my point on the
argument, and give solid information.

Daley, Matthew F., and Jason M. Glanz. "Straight Talk about Vaccination." Scientific American
Global RSS. N.p., 16 Aug. 2011. Web. 26 Oct. 2014.
<http://www.scientificamerican.com/article/straight-talk-about-vaccination/>.
Straight Talk about Vaccination is a very informative and reliable source. It was featured
in the publication Scientific American. The source is reliable because it provides facts that can
be further researched and expanded upon. Some of the key highlights from the article include:
the resurrection of pastime diseases due to children not being properly vaccinated, the hearsay
and misinformation parents receive on risks associated with vaccinations and reasons children
should receive vaccinations.
Due to parents being misinformed and led to believe untrue statements about
vaccinations, ten children died of whooping cough in California; they had not received the
vaccine. This was the worst case documented vagina since 1947. This was a preventable
incident, and one of many included in this article. These cases can be further researched and
makes this the perfect article to utilize in our paper.
The article also touches on the topic of vaccinations causing autism, which is a complete
falsehood. The whole idea was set in motion my Andrew J. Wakefield, who was later proven to

have falsified documentation and research. In addition, parents fear the vaccines causing more
harm than good in the overall health of their children. The article gives proven facts to illustrate
why vaccinating children is the correct option.

Stern, Alexandra Minna, and Howard Markel. "The History Of Vaccines And
Immunization: Familiar Patterns, New Challenges." Health Affairs (Project Hope) 24.3 (2005):
611-621. MEDLINE. Web. 26 Nov. 2014.
The History of Vaccines and Immunization: Familiar Patterns, New Challenges is an
excellent source. It was located within a credible medical article database, MEDLINE. The
article was featured in the monthly publication Health Affairs. The facts within this article can
be checked for accuracy and further expanded.
This article was a perfect source to use to elaborate upon the history of vaccination,
because it followed through and expanded upon the events that transpired from the
beginning to the continuing evolution of what we think of vaccines/ vaccination. The
article used headings for easy navigation that included: Edward Jenner, Cowpox, and
Smallpox Vaccination, Beyond cowpox, Changing terminology, constant challenges,
Funding and Patronage, International investment, Financial and regulatory barriers,
Manufacture, Distribution, and Safety, Protesting Vaccines, Elusive Vaccines and The
Ethics of Vaccine Research, Malaria, HIV and Lessons Learned. In essence, the source
was written along a timeline which made it easy to reference back to certain key points
during the nineteenth, twentieth and twenty first centuries.
This article focused in on creation of vaccine by English doctor, Edward Jenner and
provided depth and explanation of the process, trials and fails he went through in the

creation of the smallpox vaccine. Dates, names and locations were provided, which
further increases credibility of the article. In addition, actual quotes were included in this
article which brought the thoughts and ideas of Jenners creation to life. One example
includes: I shall never have small-pox for I have had cowpox. I shall never have an ugly
pockmarked face. This is the sole event that sparked Jenner to create vaccines.
Beyond the ancient practices of Jenner, the article went on to further explain the
evolution of the vaccination, even down to the terminology (i.e vaccination vs.
immunization) and what the difference truly is. The article touched on the government
mandates of vaccinations required for school aged children to attend public institutions,
which helped expand the argument of the paper as a whole.

Plotkin, Stanley A, and Susan L Plotkin. "The Development Of Vaccines: How The Past
Led To The Future." Nature Reviews. Microbiology 9.12 (2011): 889-893. MEDLINE.
Web. 26 Nov. 2014.
Timelines are key when discussing the history of events and The Development Of
Vaccines: How the Past Led To The Future followed through. This souce was pulled
from MEDLINE, which is a renowned medical article/information database. In addition,
the original article was featured in Nature Reviews. Microbiology which is a credible
publication.
This article was more of a narrative and included a timeline ranging from 1798
until 2010. The timeline provided a visual and therefore, the history could be compared
to other sources. The timeline mapped out every major vaccine created within the time
frame. In addition to the time line, key points were highlighted within the article,

specifically genetic engineering. Genetic engineering emerged in the 1980s and really
took off towards the millenium. Genetic engineering is the sole reason as to why the
medical community has an abundance of and better quality vaccinations.