...In today’s society parents have a choice if they want to send their children to public school or private school. Which public school is determined by what district or zip code you live in. Private schools are stricter were parents have to pay tuition and sometimes the child has to go through an interview to attend the school. The schools focus on the child’s health record and determine if the child has been given the proper vaccines. The parental rights are then questioned if the child is not up to date with their vaccinations. The schools then let the parents know that their child will not be allowed to attend school until their child has the proper vaccinations determining what is right for your child. Neither the government nor a school system should be making decisions on if your child should be allowed to attend school based on vaccinations, because vaccinations are not 100% effective. Parents should be allowed to send their children to public schools unvaccinated because they pose no threat to the children that are vaccinated. Vaccinations to enroll in school seem to be ill-advised and have no true basis. One cannot help but wonder how an unvaccinated child can actually affect a vaccinated child, if the vaccination is serving its true purpose. However, since the 1980s, as stated by Stay “the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention worked with state legislatures to require every child to provide proof of immunization in order to enroll and stay in public...
Words: 2021 - Pages: 9
...that parents need to vaccinate their children in order for them to be able to attend public schools. These types of laws have been passed before but this particular bill closes California’s vaccine exemption loophole. There are many that argue that vaccines contain mercury or that mercury can cause autism, these claims are said to not have any convincing evidence of harm caused by the low doses of thimerosal (mercury) in vaccines. But there are other harmful ingredients in vaccines such as mercury, aluminum, formaldehyde, human/animal serum albumin, sorbitol, gelatin, sodium chloride, egg protein, phenoxyethanol, aluminum phosphate, MSG, etc. These ingredients can cause disorders, brain damage, they poses risks of infection from synthetic growth hormones, BSE infectivity, low blood pressure, arthritis and lumps, shortness of breath, chest pain, skin reactions, they can be highly toxic for; nervous systems, kidneys, and the liver, etc. In an article I read it states myths and facts of how vaccines don’t cause autism but the article doesn’t state the other harmful side effects/ ingredients that vaccines contain. In this particular article “Vaccines & Senate Bill 227: Fact vs. Myth” it states that this bill being passed will not force parents to vaccinate their children, but where does that leave a taxpaying parent to take their children if they are not allowed to take their children to attend school. It forces parents into a corner, if parents do not vaccinate their children, they...
Words: 488 - Pages: 2
... Now parents are starting not to vaccinate their children because they fear the vaccines. When vaccines were first introduced people went to get them right away because they knew the terrible results those diseases can bring. Now those diseases are gone, and parents do not know what they can do to a child. Although some may argue that vaccinating babies and young children is a bad idea, it is actually good because it protects others, prevents outbreaks, and they are not harmful to most children. Vaccines have been around for a while. The word vaccine...
Words: 1249 - Pages: 5
...Non-vaccinated Children Allowed to Attend Public Schools – This Is Not Acceptable Assignment 4 – Persuasive Paper Part 1: Revision of a Problem Exists English 215 February 24, 2013 This is a question that every parent must consider when they allow their school-aged child to attend public or even private school. How do you feel about allowing your child to attend school with children who have not been vaccinated? Would it bother you? I’m sure there are several different answers to these questions. This paper will focus on the reasons why unvaccinated children should not be allowed to attend public schools as well as the benefits of vaccination. Every parent wants to raise a healthy child. Every parent wants to make sure their child is protected from infectious diseases and wants to do everything in their power to prevent any illness in the future. Every day there are thousands of babies born in this world and as parents we know that their immune systems are not ready to take on the illnesses that this world has. So why not protect your child? The American Academy of Pediatrics state that childhood vaccines are 90 – 99% effective in preventing disease. The risks of not being vaccinated far outweigh the small risks associated with vaccination. This is an issue that some parents face each time we prepare our children to attend public schools. We all know the common cold is air born and school aged children are prone to picking up that strand from another child. There...
Words: 1785 - Pages: 8
...Many controversies surround vaccinations, one of them being the fact you have to vaccinate children before they can be accepted into school. Many claim that vaccines can be harmful or just don't want to give their children vaccines, others side with logic and reason, giving their children the required vaccines for school and proper health to ensure their child's safety. Anti-vaccine parents tend to worry about the rare side effects and the ethical morality behind the science, that they obviously do not understand. They question the integrity of the scientists and their research. So instead these parents go to dodgy websites that smudge data or flat out lie to their readers. Instead of looking at both sides of the argument they instead choose...
Words: 535 - Pages: 3
...To Vaccinate or Not to Vaccinate: Childhood Vaccinations Walden University Allison B. Neal 2/13/2015 NURS 6051 For this assignment I will be looking at the debate on childhood immunizations and the pros and cons of this controversial topic. My target audience would be young adults to middle aged parents and expecting parents. As a mother of two myself I strongly believe in vaccinations as both of my children have been vaccinated and I feel that by not doing this you could not only be harming your children but societies children as well. I am well aware of the ongoing debate that vaccinations may be linked to causing some autism disorders and will briefly touch base on that as well. Disease is real and can potentially be very serious and even fatal. When talking about diseases and how vaccines help prevent this does not include the common cold, most stomach bugs, and similar viruses and diseases that the body can fight off with proper nutrition and rest. Chronic and acute disease the body cannot fight off without outside help. This help could be antibiotics, vaccinations or other forms of treatments. It’s essential that our bodies build up immunities to chronic diseases some argue this should be done naturally or through specialized manufactured ones. According to the source article, vaccinations are used to prevent a number of serious diseases concurrently, and utilize dead or weakened bacteria or viruses to create immunity in the body (Morningstar, 2009). Although...
Words: 891 - Pages: 4
...of young children, the ill, and those who have immune system problems. It is beneficial to have herd immunity because it can stop the disease from spreading in a population. However, when not enough of the population is immune to the disease herd immunity will disappear leading to the continued spread of the disease. Among those who are not immune are children whose parents refuse to vaccinate due to religious beliefs or because...
Words: 505 - Pages: 3
...Unvaccinated Children: Should they be allowed in public schools? Assignment 5: Persuasive Paper Part 3: Possible Disadvantages, Answers, with VisualsYour Name Lisa Teitler Eng 215 March 13, 2016 Unvaccinated Children: Should they be allowed in public schools? Today’s vaccinations are regulated by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in order to ensure their effectiveness and safety to the general public. Currently there are no federal laws which mandates vaccination, but there is a vaccination requirement per state for children entering school. The chart below details which vaccines are mandated for public school by several states: Children who are not vaccinated have a greater chance of death than children who received the required vaccinations. The safety of vaccinations is in questioned by many, asking if they are safe for children to receive. They are safe and should be required for children since those vaccinations help prevent illnesses, lower the risk for some diseases and it might even cause financial growth. There are several advantages of receiving the recommended vaccines. One advantage is that they are designed to put foreign antigens into the body so the body will produce antibodies to fight it off. The body will produce two types of immune responses when an antigen is introduced in order to ensure total immunity from the disease. Vaccines ensure that children get immunity from diseases instead of contracting them. Having immunity is a major advantage...
Words: 2003 - Pages: 9
...mandates to be constitutional. Also, many do not believe the state legislatures have the power to require everyone to receive certain vaccinations and view the authority as a violation of their constitutional rights. Recently, there has been an increase in people who are against to vaccinations as a possible factor to Autism in children. Also, religious beliefs play a role in opposing vaccinations for themselves and their children. These have built anger and opposition to the states mandates of some vaccinations. In 1813, United States Vaccine Agency was established. “The U.S. Congress authorized and James Madison signed ‘An Act to Encourage Vaccination,’ establishing a National Vaccine Agency” (History of Vaccines RSS). This Act was the first push by the United States for citizens to get vaccinated. In 1855, Massachusetts was the first state that passed a law for vaccinations for all children that is attending school (History of Vaccines RSS). Passing laws for vaccinations brought more dispute and oppositions to vaccines, as well as, oppositions to vaccine requirements. By 1922, many United States schools required smallpox vaccination before children...
Words: 2388 - Pages: 10
...Unvaccinated Children: Should they be allowed public schools? Deborah Toodle Stephen Webber English 215 18 August 2013 Abstract The purpose of this paper is to identify the problem that will be addressed with my proposed solution. It will describe the history and overview of the issue both medically and publicly as well as the current status of public and political opinion. Three problems will be identified in the course of this paper as well as support to show the true application of these problems. Finally a solution is proposed and discussed after a summarization of the problems. Unvaccinated Children: Should we allow them in public schools? Every day one of a parents greatest worries is the health of their child. As they get older and venture out of the house and out of a parents sight more often, children are exposed to an even greater risk of illness. The culmination of this is the day a parent puts a child on a school bus and sends them off for the first time. One of the biggest fears of the modern day parent is the health risks of sending a child to public schools. While they claim to be safer in the modern world, the exposure of children to one another in a confined place for days on end still continually results in easily contracted illnesses. Children are constantly reported as having flu’s or colds that can be traced back to an entire classroom of sick children. So why should they be exposed to extra illnesses and even sometimes...
Words: 3729 - Pages: 15
...Parents are deciding to not have children vaccinated, until 18. Vaccinations have been one of the world's greatest medical achievements. Being injected with a small portion of a virus so the immune system can learn to fight it off, seemed so effective. Parents fear that if children get injected there will be a higher risk of getting the virus. Certain programs do not make it easier with the decision either, making vaccinations a terrible idea, by ignoring the benefits and focusing on what harsh risk and side effects getting vaccinated can cause. In today's society hundreds of viruses have come to surface and getting vaccinated seems to be number one on the list to staying healthy. Public health officials have even made it mandatory to get vaccinated in order to attend school. Introduction Vaccinations have been created for immunity, but have the vaccinations been helpful or harmful? “Vaccinations have been known to protect children, allowing the immune system to get a trial run with unfamiliar germs. When put to the test, the immune system will be ready for war. Parents are very cautious about what is given or allowed to be done to children. Many parents are opposed to getting children vaccinated, fear of putting children more at risk to catch a disease. Parents need to take advantage of children getting vaccinated instead of going...
Words: 1032 - Pages: 5
...Thimerosal is a compound made up of fifty percent mercury, one of the most toxic elements known to date. According to vaxtruth.org, two hundred ppb mercury in liquid waste renders it a toxic hazard, this is where the HAZMAT team is called to clean up the poisonous mercury while others are evacuated and possible screened for health issues. There is 25,000 ppb of mercury in infant flu shots, and 50,000 ppb in regular flu shots which are recommended for children, pregnant woman, and elderly persons. There is no question as to why the CDC lists side effects such as, “Deafness, long term seizures, coma, lowered consciousness, and brain damage” as reported vaccine side effects on their article, “Possible Side Effects from Vaccines”. Those are only some of the effects of one vaccine, they list mild, moderate, and severe effects of every single vaccine, meaning they knowingly put every person at risk when recommending and administering those...
Words: 1461 - Pages: 6
...Immunizations can save a child’s life. With the advances in medical science, children are protected against more diseases than ever before. Diseases that were once detrimental to children have been eradicated and others are close to an end, mostly due to vaccines. Polio is one instance of the profound influence that vaccines had to have in the United States. Polio was once America's most scary illness, causing loss of lives and paralysis across the states, but currently, thanks to vaccinations, there are no reports of polio in the United States. Vaccinations is extremely important to society. vaccinations offer protection not only to the vaccinated person, but also for those who cannot be vaccinated due to genetic reasons, and for children who due to their age have not been vaccinated. Vaccinations are significant for the whole society, and the consequences of low vaccination rates are not limited...
Words: 632 - Pages: 3
...risks, would it not be best to do something that has saved millions of lives. Every parent wants what is best for his or her child and by taking a couple of doctor-recommended shots every year, parents can help protect their children. If every parent made sure that their child was vaccinated, then maybe one day diseases could be eradicated. Vaccinating children and teenagers is important because it can help give them a healthy life, it is safe, and it can save lives. Many people, mainly parents, believe that vaccines cause more harm than good. They think that shots can damage or even destroy the immune system of a child...
Words: 1856 - Pages: 8
...section described Farmer’s life when he was younger, how he sparked an interest in Haiti and his perseverance to help others. Paul was one of six children and the oldest of the three boys. It was very interesting when Farmer said “I never had a sense of hometown, this is my hometown.” (page 54) Paul was referencing his hometown to Cange in Haiti. During his childhood, Farmer moved around constantly from a farmhouse to a boat on a bayou. Cange is a place that he learned to adjust to the surroundings and the people, rather than his childhood cities. Paul excelled in school, which led him to get full scholarship to Duke. He saw how hard-working the Haitians are when he visiting a tobacco plantation, he looked more into the culture. Paul was interested in Haitian culture. He was dedicated to learn the language and culture....
Words: 514 - Pages: 3
