Whether Immunization Is Good for Child
TA: Yijian Yang
Tutorial: Tuesday 8:30 pm
Should children be required to get vaccination? This issue remains a controversy nowadays. In this paper, I am going to introduce the controversy about it first and then provide both sides of the argument. In the rest part of the paper, I will provide some reputable resources to support my point that children should be required to get vaccination.
Proponents argue that vaccination is a safe treatment to protect children from getting infectious diseases. They also figure out that various illnesses like diphtheria and whooping cough, which once killed many infants are now prevented by vaccination. There are many advantages for children to get vaccination. Firstly, vaccination can prevent children from getting serious diseases that can kill or cause long-term health problems. Secondly, vaccinated babies are much less likely to suffer the devastating consequences of these diseases. Thirdly, vaccination also helps to prevent outbreaks and epidemics of these infectious diseases.
However, opponents argue that children’s immune systems can deal with most infections naturally. There are many side effects for children to get vaccination. Firstly, after getting vaccination, children may get fever, irritability and feel a bit drowsy. Secondly, children may get cold, skin reaction and swollen salivary glands after getting vaccinated. Thirdly, children may have pain, redness and swelling at the injection site after getting vaccination.
In my opinion, children should be required to get vaccination. The reasons are as followed. Firstly, according to the article “ Why Parents Should Vaccinate Their Children” (Karen Lewis, 2011), it gives an example about the success of vaccination. In 1950, there were 319,124 reported cases of measles and 468 deaths. As more children were vaccinated, the numbers of measles cases and deaths decreased. In 2005, there were only 66 reported cases of measles and one death. Secondly, according to the
Tutorial: Tuesday 8:30 pm
Should children be required to get vaccination? This issue remains a controversy nowadays. In this paper, I am going to introduce the controversy about it first and then provide both sides of the argument. In the rest part of the paper, I will provide some reputable resources to support my point that children should be required to get vaccination.
Proponents argue that vaccination is a safe treatment to protect children from getting infectious diseases. They also figure out that various illnesses like diphtheria and whooping cough, which once killed many infants are now prevented by vaccination. There are many advantages for children to get vaccination. Firstly, vaccination can prevent children from getting serious diseases that can kill or cause long-term health problems. Secondly, vaccinated babies are much less likely to suffer the devastating consequences of these diseases. Thirdly, vaccination also helps to prevent outbreaks and epidemics of these infectious diseases.
However, opponents argue that children’s immune systems can deal with most infections naturally. There are many side effects for children to get vaccination. Firstly, after getting vaccination, children may get fever, irritability and feel a bit drowsy. Secondly, children may get cold, skin reaction and swollen salivary glands after getting vaccinated. Thirdly, children may have pain, redness and swelling at the injection site after getting vaccination.
In my opinion, children should be required to get vaccination. The reasons are as followed. Firstly, according to the article “ Why Parents Should Vaccinate Their Children” (Karen Lewis, 2011), it gives an example about the success of vaccination. In 1950, there were 319,124 reported cases of measles and 468 deaths. As more children were vaccinated, the numbers of measles cases and deaths decreased. In 2005, there were only 66 reported cases of measles and one death. Secondly, according to the