What Are The Pros And Cons Of Vaccines

Children are the future so why risk their health? It Vaccines have been considered critical in the world today to keep us from being overcome with disease; however, there are some risks. It is important to know both the pro’s and con’s of vaccines before you get your child vaccinated. Although there are some risks, it has been said that more die from not getting vaccinated than a vaccinated child.
Vaccinations are a controversial issue worldwide. One of the main questions that needs to be addressed when considering vaccination is, do the risks of the disease outweigh the risks of the vaccine? There are several diseases that are vaccinated against that can be serious. Some of them are: Measles, Mumps, Tetanus,Whooping Cough, Polio, Diphtheria, Hepatitis A and B,and Chicken Pox.
For example, according to Medicinenet.com, before there was a vaccine for diphtheria, it used to kill over 10,000 children every year; it is so rare now that doctors almost never see a case of it. “Parents in the 1950s were terrified as polio paralyzed children by the thousands…now the fight against polio is nearly won” (Medicinenet.com).
Also, many people have believed that the health complications caused by the disease itself far outweigh the health risks of the vaccine. It has been believed that vaccines always protect a vaccinated person against disease, and that the reactions are very mild. “The important thing to remember is that getting the disease is much more dangerous than getting the shots”