Pros And Cons Of Immunizations

Immunization is still controversial as of today. There are so many questions and scenarios why parents are delaying or skipping vaccinations for their children. According to Gardner, the top 8 reasons are: the severe allergic reaction to a previous vaccine (i.e. allergic reaction that almost never happen but can happen such as hives, difficulty breathing, or low blood pressure and common side effects), egg allergy (e.g. flu shots and measles virus), high fever, asthma or lung conditions (i.e. might cause asthma flare), high-dose steroids (e.g. corticosteroid medication), immunodeficiency or chemotherapy, HIV-positive, and someone at home is sick. Parents are concerns about the safety of the vaccines because it causes side effects (e.g. soreness, redness, swelling in the area of the shot or low grade …show more content…
There are also other factors that people are also refusing to receive immunizations: religious and philosophical beliefs, freedom and individualism, misinformation about risk, and over perception of risk. This is the difficult challenge the Department of Health is facing today because everyone has the right and freedom to choose what is best for them and their children while safeguarding everyone’s health and welfare. Many parents opt-out of immunization and on the rise due to religious reasons in majority of the states. Opting-out of immunization leaves with unprotected children and the rest of the society as well. Pregnant girls have to speak to their doctor before receiving vaccines, although some vaccines benefit them. Parent has many different reasons and beliefs for not vaccinating their children and should be