What Is Vaccination?

Vaccinations and different types of immunization have received a lot of backlash through out the years of their existence. They are seen as fatal injections that are used to make a profit from the lower classes. According to Mahatma Gandhi, “Vaccination is a barbarous practice and one of the most fatal of all the delusions current in our time.” Many people have no knowledge of these vaccines. They fear that vaccinating your child may lead to problems such as Autism. Even though these accusations against vaccines were quickly proven wrong, many people still distrust their effectiveness. While the debate on vaccines continues to go on to this day the best way to educate everyone about these effective inventions would be to look at the facts.
The first type of vaccines used weak or modified versions of the virus so the chances of causing illness are low and the strength of your immune system rises. This type of vaccination would be used to fight of Zoster (shingles), Yellow fever, Smallpox and many more. The second one uses dead or inactivated types of virus to give your white blood cells enough time to fight this type of disease. Polio, Rabies, and Hepatitis A would be prevented with this type of vaccination. The third type of treatment is called a toxoid. A toxoid turns off the toxic chemicals released from the disease. This type of vaccination would be used to fight bacteria such as Diphtheria and Tetanus. The final vaccination is called Subunit and Conjugate. Both of these treatments use a piece of the disease to cause a response from the immune system. Influenza, Hepatitis B, and Human papillomavirus (HPV) are prevented with this type of shot. Almost all of these vaccines recommended to be taken between ages one to six. Doctors usually want these shots to be given to children as soon as possible so that our own immunization could protect those who can’t take it. Infants or people allergic to the ingredients in the shot are vulnerable to these diseases and could suffer from these deadly infections. Vaccinating yourself from common diseases could save thousands of vulnerable people from the troubles of
Scientists have worked countless hours to find different ways to safely strengthen your immune system from diseases that would easily harm you if given the chance. Vaccinating worked so well across the world that humanity was able to eradicate smallpox; a disease that has taken so many lives. This invention has worked so well eradicating diseases that less than 1% the population would catch some of diseases that were so common in the early 20th century. Shortly after the success of the vaccine, people began to question the legitimacy of the shot. Rumors about vaccinations harming children began to erupt, which hurt the reputation of vaccinating as a whole. Because of these false accusations the rate of children vaccinations decreased and deadly diseases such as measles are coming back. If these new trends continue, many people unable to be vaccinated will be vulnerable to these deadly