Essay On Vaccines Should Be Mandatory

Certain things that we encounter in life, have hidden dangers, while others only look scary at first glance and turn out to be quite positive. It is because of these types of things that many people become confused when it comes to making life altering decisions, such as being vaccinated. While many think of vaccines as harmful and dangerous, they are in fact safe and essential for stopping the spread of life threatening diseases, and therefore should be mandatory.

The first common mistake that those hesitant to vaccines make, is to spread them out over a period of time. However, as Dr. Sanjay Gupta of CNN states, spreading vaccines out over an extended length of time, “only leaves children more exposed and vulnerable to disease”(1). While spreading out vaccination times to reduce any risks may seem logical, it’s really more harmful than helpful as children have the possibility of exposure to viruses. The sooner that kids and adults alike, receive vaccines, the safer they are from harmful diseases and viruses. What’s the point in trying to prolong the inevitable?
Like stated in Should Vaccines Be Mandatory?, “Vaccines are the most effective tool yet devised for preventing contagious airborne diseases.” (Welch 2). Continuously washing one’s hands or coughing into one’s elbow are both temporary methods for avoiding many illnesses. Vaccines however, have much more lasting effects. It doesn’t make any sense to use a temporary fix to a problem that has an easily obtainable and definite solution. Anti-vaccinators can find vaccines for as long as they want, but at the end of the day vaccines are still the best solution for protection from and the prevention of spreading harmful diseases and viruses