Vaccinate Children

Helen Keller was only an infant when she was struck both blind and deaf. Her blindness was caused measles, which is the number one cause of blindness in children worldwide. In America, with vaccines available, parents are choosing not to give their kids vaccines. This is most likely due to ignorance, which can be an easy fix. The main reasons to vaccinate children can be briefly described as the increased and unnecessary risk of developing a nearly eradicated disease, having unvaccinated people can endanger those who cannot be vaccinated, and lastly the common concerns are mainly void after studies show vaccines are safe. Vaccinating children is an important staple in aiding the health of the general population, which is only supported by scientific evidence.

Smallpox was once a leading cause of death in children, but now children no longer need to be
There is a very small possibility an allergic reaction may occur, but this is a small possibility. Any other dangers will be reviewed by a doctor before the vaccination is given, if for whatever reason a person is unable to be vaccinated their doctor should be able to tell. The other main concern is that vaccines can cause autism, but after studies done by the CDC that rumor has proven to be false. The ingredients in the vaccine have no correlation to autism. A 2013 study further elaborated, showing that the results of the vaccines were in no way related to autism. The main cause of this belief is the rise of autsism rates, which might be because it is now more widely diagnosed as mental health becomes more important to the public. There are others who believe the vaccinations are not natural, which may be true. However needing a ventilator to breath isn’t especially natural either, and is much harder on a person to never have to do that. Vaccinations were created to heal, not hurt. If a problem did arise it would be noticed and dealt with