Benefits Of Vaccination

Should you vaccinate your kids? Vaccinations have been one of the most highly debated subjects in the health industry since they made their first appearance, especially regarding children. Many people though may still be confused on whether or not these vaccinations are good for their children since there is evidence pointing in two different directions. There is much research to be done about both sides of the argument to decide if getting you child vaccinated is a good idea or not. This leaves many people with questions regarding if these vaccines are safe, if they work, and what the side effects are, not mention if they're necessary or not. After doing research and seeing both sides of the argument I believe that people should not vaccinate
This obviously being a deciding factor in many decisions. According to Neil Z. Millers Opposing Viewpoints page called "Evidence Does Not Show That Benefits of Vaccination Outweigh the Risks" the first major factor that makes people pull away from vaccinations is that they can often times be "unsafe and ineffective" which completely disrupts the vaccines original purpose to make the world safer and healthier. The danger in vaccines many times comes along with the fact that many people do not do their research, many not even knowing what their vaccines are made of. Most are just told that the vaccines are good for them and are necessary to their health so they agree without knowing what is being put into their body. According to the same Opposing Viewpoints page called "Evidence Does Not Show That Benefits of Vaccination Outweigh the Risks" mentioned earlier many vaccines are still not completely safe, still being made with things like formaldehyde or aluminum. They also say that "some vaccines still contain this dangerous mercury derivative" referring to the ingredient Thimerosal. Not only can these be dangerous, but some of them do not even work the way they are supposed to or say they
This page also claims that newer vaccines now are only used after long and careful inspection. They also have to gain approval from the FDA (Food and Drug Administration). For an example the chicken pox vaccine took 11 years to gain approval from the FDA says the Opposing Viewpoints page "The Benefits of Vaccination Outweigh the Risks". This type of information can make people lean towards the approving the use of vaccination on their kids. This would be okay if only they did research on all of the vaccines they are suggested to use. The bad things happen when people are uneducated and just take whatever vaccine is introduced next. Some of these may be the ones that were previously mentioned, the type that are not safe, the type that can cause things to go wrong in the body, especially in