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JosephSchachtner
Mrs.Robllard

LA8Hour7
3/10/15
Vaccinations

Smallpox,polio,rubella,theflu,whoopingcough,alldiseasespeoplehavediedoffor
onereasonthatcanonlybedescribedasstupid.Theywerenotvaccinated.Oneofthebiggest
causesofinfantdeathsisavacinatabledisease.Peoplehavefearsofwhatnotcrediblesources
ontheinternetclaimaboutvaccines,thattheyhavetoohighamountsofcertainmetals,they
causeyoutogetsick,orcauseyourchildoryoutodevelopautism,diabetes,orasthma.
Vaccinesdo,can,andwillpreventepidemics,savingthousandsoflives.Vaccinesareforthe
bettermentofthehumanrace.
Vaccinesplayakeyroleinthepreventionofbothlocalepidemicsandworldwide
plages.Itsallabouttheconceptofherdprotection,ifthemajorityisimmunetodiseasethan
everyoneisprotected.Herdimmunityislikeinsurance,youpayasmallerpriceifyouhaveitas
opposedtothebigcostwhenyoudont.Vacanciesarekeenateradicatingdiseases,therehasnt
beenacasereportedofpoliointheworldsince1977,andsmallpoxisntfarbehind.Justthink
ifwecontinuewithvaccines,howmanyofthesehorriblediseaseswecaneradicatefromthe
faceoftheearth.Vaccinesarethebestwaytopreventdiseaserelateddeaths.(Vaccines

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ProCon.org)
Vaccinationsaresafeforthemajorityofpeopleandtheamountoftoxinsinthemhas
beenreducedtotraceamounts.Thereismoremercuryinatunasandwichandmorealuminum
inbreastmilkandbabyformulathanthereisinvaccines.Allergicreactionsandanaphylaxisare
veryrareandmajorreactionsthatinvolvedeathorpermanentinjuryareevenrarer.Most
people,iftheyhaveareaction,isusuallyminorandgoesawayonitsowninafewhours,things
suchaslightheadaches,smallbodyaches,etc.Vaccinesareasafeandusefultooltofight
disease,ifitwasn'tsafedoctorswouldntgiveyouthem.
Believeitornotvaccinessavepeoplealotoftimeandmoney.Onaveragekidswhoget
sickwithavacinatablediseasetakeaway11to37hoursoftheirparents'timeand$300to
$4,000inwagesfromtheirincome.Ifyouoryourchildgetsickforsayaweekandahalf,and
maybeyouhavetogotothehospital,howareyougonnapayforthathospitalstayandyour
timeoffwork.Thatsalsoaweekandahalfofyourlifeyoudontgetback.Youcangetfree
vaccinationsthroughObamacare,thatsnocosttoyouandjustafewminutesofyourtime.
Thinkabouthowmuchtimeyouhavetospendandthink,wouldntyouratherspenditwith
friendsandfamilyinsteadofahospitalbed.(Cleary)
ItneedstobemandatorythatChildrenbevaccinated,withtheexceptionofthosevery
fewwhodoctorsknowwillhaveallergicreactions.Vaccinationshavesavedanapproximate
732,000childrenintheUnitedStatesalone.IfitsdeadlytoxinsthatwoIfwevaccinateour
children,wearesavingourgrandchildren,greatgrandchildren,andourgreatgreatgrand
childrenfromalotofsuffering.riestheparents,noneedtofret,therechildisexposedtomore
toxicthingsinonedaythaninafullsetofvaccinations.There'smorealuminuminbreastmilk.

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Dr.PaulOffitsaysthatchildrengetsomuchbacteria,viruses,andtoxinsinonedayofplay
thanwhat'sinanyvaccine.TheCenterforDiseaseControlhasremovedevenmoremetalsfrom
thealreadysafevaccines,sothelikelihoodofanadversereactionisevenlower.
Vaccinationsaredangerousandcausemanyharmfuldiseasesanddisabilities.Anyonewho
believesthisisbelievinginalie.Scientistshaveproventhatvaccinationsdonotcausepeopleto
getsickwiththediseaseinthesyringe.Amatteroffact,mostphysiciansanddoctorscondemn
thethinkingthatyoucangetsickwithadiseaseaftervaccinationfromit.(Vaccines
ProCon.org)
Toconclude,vaccinationsdofarmoregoodthanharmtopeople.Theysaveprecioustimeand
money,foryouandothers.Theypreventhorribleacademicssavingthelivesofmillionsof
childrenandadultseveryyear.Vaccinationsarenotharmfultothelargemajority,thereislittle
tonorisktogetavaccination.Childrenshouldbevaccinatedduetotheirgenerallylow
immunitysystems,fortheirownprotectionandtheprotectionofothers.Vaccinationswillhelp
futuregenerationsthrive.Vaccinationsonlydogoodandareforthebettermentofsocietyasa
whole.

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