Why Vaccinations Should Be Mandatory
Vaccinations Should Be Mandatory
Everest College
Erin Kelly-Lopez
Did you ever think that vaccinating your child could do more harm than good? The debate of whether or not vaccinations should be federally mandated by the government and required by all children in school is controversial. The lack of education and correct information provided by the government is to blame. Also, there has been a lot of controversy on whether or not children should be immunized before entering a public school. The Center for Disease and Control Prevention should be responsible for providing factual information and educating people on the effectiveness of vaccinations in children. In addition, the government should step in and create a law that states …show more content…
Although no mandatory federal vaccination laws exist, all 50 states require vaccinations for children entering public schools. However, all 50 states issue medical exemptions, 48 states permit religious exemptions, and 19 states allow philosophical exemptions (CDC, 2011). The American Academy of Pediatrics states that most childhood vaccines are 90%-99% effective in preventing disease and vaccines save 2.5 million children from preventable diseases every year. In addition, the CDC estimated that 732,00 children were saved from death between 1994 and 2014 due to vaccination (CDC, 2012). This is a perfect example of why the government should create a mandatory law on vaccinating all children at birth. Even though people have rights, they should not have the right to put other people’s life at risk by spreading diseases. There would be a lot less sick and dying people if they got a vaccination that could have prevented the disease. Also, the number of people in the hospital because of a preventable disease would decrease
Everest College
Erin Kelly-Lopez
Did you ever think that vaccinating your child could do more harm than good? The debate of whether or not vaccinations should be federally mandated by the government and required by all children in school is controversial. The lack of education and correct information provided by the government is to blame. Also, there has been a lot of controversy on whether or not children should be immunized before entering a public school. The Center for Disease and Control Prevention should be responsible for providing factual information and educating people on the effectiveness of vaccinations in children. In addition, the government should step in and create a law that states …show more content…
Although no mandatory federal vaccination laws exist, all 50 states require vaccinations for children entering public schools. However, all 50 states issue medical exemptions, 48 states permit religious exemptions, and 19 states allow philosophical exemptions (CDC, 2011). The American Academy of Pediatrics states that most childhood vaccines are 90%-99% effective in preventing disease and vaccines save 2.5 million children from preventable diseases every year. In addition, the CDC estimated that 732,00 children were saved from death between 1994 and 2014 due to vaccination (CDC, 2012). This is a perfect example of why the government should create a mandatory law on vaccinating all children at birth. Even though people have rights, they should not have the right to put other people’s life at risk by spreading diseases. There would be a lot less sick and dying people if they got a vaccination that could have prevented the disease. Also, the number of people in the hospital because of a preventable disease would decrease