Vaccine Speech 4min

It is difficult to turn on the television and not hear about the debate regarding vaccines. For many years, there has been chatter after chatter across the country regarding whether or not children should be vaccinated. Do we face more harm from the outcomes of the shots than we would from the disease we are being immunized for? Should parents choose what is right for their child (ren) or allow their child (ren) to make that decision later on in life? There are several different disputes circulating, but the main one is whether or not children should be vaccinated. My main arguments supporting childhood viruses are that you can die by not being vaccinated, you can affect the well being of others, and most schools require each student to have certain amounts and types of vaccines. The first point discussed will pertain to the prevention of worldwide epidemic.
“Why should we be inoculated?” The main motive people should know is that they are preventing the spread of various viruses throughout the human race; childhood vaccinations in the United States prevent about ten-and-a-half-million cases of infectious illnesses and 33,000 deaths every single year.1 Also, most child vaccines are ninety to ninety-nine percent effective against most illnesses such as polio, measles, and mumps. However, when children who have been immunized do contract a disease, despite being shielded against it, they suffer fewer severe tribulations than an un-inoculated child that gets the same illness. Scientists and doctors are working hard to make them more proficient, with fewer side effects. Overall, immunizations are a personal choice. As to who makes this choice is another controversial issue. One simple theory, should you not be vaccinated, come in contact with someone infected, your chance of contracting that infection (fatal or not) is very high. It has been shown and documented that populations can infect other people’s health by not choosing to have these important shots.
A second stance related to the fact if you are not given the shots, you can contract life-threatening diseases and then contaminate others. Children and young adults who are not immunized can readily transmit vaccine-preventable diseases throughout the members of our communities. Foremost, unvaccinated children can pass ailments (illnesses) on to babies who are too young to be fully protected, until they have completed the shot regime. Also, unvaccinated children pose a threat to children and adults who cannot be inoculated for medical reasons; they do not have a choice. This includes people with leukemia and other cancers, immune system problems, and people receiving treatment. Additionally, unvaccinated children can infect the small percentage of children who do not mount an immune response to the vaccination. Therefore, when most children eventually attend school, they should be vaccinated, to protect themselves and those around them.
Another major fallback of administrating vaccinations is that a few years ago, mercury, an ingredient in most injections, was said to increase the chances of autism in children. This sent a multitude of people into a frenzy! They stopped giving their kids the suggested shots, which prompted most eradicated diseases to return stronger than ever. Nowadays, most schools require their students to have at least twenty-five shots before first grade, and if you do not have the proper doses, then you might not be allowed to go to school there with a proper documentation. Thus, the quarrel continues. When should vaccines be required or should they remain a drug?
With all of this perplexity concerning this debate, why vaccinate at all? Have most of the diseases been eliminated in developed countries? Maybe so, but it will not stay that way if the rate of immunization continues to decrease. A substantial number of people (typically the ones that are not vaccinated) are not concerned that they can die, that they can contaminate others and that most people need inoculations to enter schools; they look at the issue more as a choice. These are just a few reasons why my stance is Pro-Vaccine. As long as people continue to make this choice based as individuals and do not look at the community as a whole, the random out break of infectious diseases will continue to occur well into the future.