FrancisTuroski

Mrs.Robillard
LA8Hour7
12March2013
Vaccinations
Vaccines,Thebestprotection,isprevention.InthenearpastVaccinesandimmunization
havebecomealargepartofthehealthfield.Theyhavebeenbothbeneficialandhavebeen
thoughttobedetrimental.Theyhavebeensuspectedtobethecauseofsomeautistic
developments,yetthereisnoevidencetolinkthetwotogether.Astimegoesonvaccinesare
becomingmoreandmoreefficient.Vaccinationsarebeneficialbecausetheyhavesavedmillions
oflivesfromterriblediseases.
Some,morelikelymostmedicallyeducatedparentsmightnotwanttheirchildrentobe
immunized.Thereisthissystemcalledonesizefitsall.Withthissystemthesamedosesof
vaccinesaregivento5poundpreemiesand10poundbabies.(YoutubeVideo)Givingthesame
doseofavaccinetodifferentagelevelchildrenis(whichlikeanytypeofmedicinedose)is
dangerous.Butmanytimeswithuprisingdiseases,thereisnotenoughtimetospecifycertain
vaccinestochildren.(YoutubeVideo)Itjustseemsthatthereisnotenoughtimetoperfecta
vaccinebeforedistributing.Withanytypeofmedicineyouwithhavedifferenteffects.Which
leadsmetomynextpoint,thevariationofmedicine.
Notypeofmedicinewilleverreactthesameforeveryone.Thatstheexactsamecase
withvaccines.Thereisnovaccinethatworksforeverybodybecause...eachpersonsbody
reactstovaccinesdifferently.(CDC)Thatistheoneandonlybigreasonsthatvaccinesare

risky.Vaccinesarenotbadtheyarejustnot100percenteffective.Butnomedicineis,soyou
can'tcriticizethemforthat.Thatslikesayingyoushouldtakeawaycheesebecauseitdoesn't
affecteveryonethesameway.Thereisnomedicinethateitherworksthesameoneverybody.
Nowtherehavebeencaseswherevaccineshavecausedmentaldisabilitiesandevenhad
fataleffectsonchildren.Andvaccinationswerethecause,notsomethingintheair,ithasbeen
proventhatvaccineswereresponsible.Theseeventsarevery,veryrare.Eveniftherearevery
rarebad,effectsthebenefitsofvaccinesfaroutnumberthedeficits.Forinstance,theuseof
vaccineshasnearlyeliminatedthewildpoliovirus.(CDC)Thelivessavedfrompoliofar
outnumberstheliveslosttosideeffectsofvaccines.Somanypeoplehavebeensavedfromfatal
diseases.Justthink,howmanyliveswouldhavebeenlosttosmallpoxifthevaccinewasn't
used?
Vaccinesarealsobeneficialbecausetheyhavesavedsomanypeoplefromexperiencing
thedevastatingeffectsofpreventableinfectiousdiseaseslikemeasles,diphtheria,andwhooping
coughisatanalltimelow.(CDC)Imaginehowlesspeoplewewouldhaveifthevaccineswere
notinvented.Smallpoxwastheworstepidemicandvaccineshavesavedtheworldfromit.
Smallpoxwasfatal,andverycontagious.vaccinessavedapproximately5millionlivesfrom
smallpox.(UNICEF)Thatsalotofpeopleifyouthinkaboutit.Thatsbeenmorethantheentire
populationofAlabama.
IfSmallpoxbrokeoutagain,itwouldbeannihilatedquicklybecausevaccinesarealways
gettingbetterandchanging.(YoutubeVideo)Newvaccinetechnologyallowsustomake
vaccinesmoreaccurateandefficient.Alsovaccineshaveneverbeensaferthantheyaretoday.If
youcompareavaccinefromnowtoone30yearsago,therearemanymoreimmunogenic

particleswithinthevaccine.Withthat,itmakesthevaccinemoreefficientandbetteroverall.
Inconclusionvaccinesarethebestprotectionfromdiseases,becausetheypreventthem.
Theyhavebeensaviorsincasesofepidemics.Vaccineshavealsocausedmanybadeffectson
peopleschildren.Sometimesevenfataleffects.Butthebenefitsofvaccinesfaroutnumberthe
deficits.Vaccinessave9millionlivesperyear.(UNICEF)TheyhavesobeneficialtoAmerica,
andtherestoftheworld.Theyhaveeradicatedthepoliovirusandsaved5millionfromsmall
pox.Thenumberofpeoplethatsufferfromvaccinesisminisculecomparedtothosewhohave
beensavedbyvaccines.

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