To Save a Child “Nothing in medicine is one-hundred percent safe or one-hundred percent effective” (Daley). Even with 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 …show more content…
Shots have expiration dates so that they can be used before they lose their potency. There is a certain temperature for storing vaccines. If a vaccine is stored in an area that is too hot or too cold, it can lose its ability to help people. Another major factor in the proper handling of vaccines is how it is actually given to people. Most vaccines are injected into the upper arm, leg, neck, or buttock with a needle. Every time a new shot is given, a new needle must be used. A new needle must be used, because otherwise it is unsanitary and diseases from one person could be spread to another person. Parents believe many different myths when it comes to shots, but most of them are false. Many parents worry that the vaccinating their child will cause long-term problems. A lot of parents believe, according to Matthew F. Daley, that, “the growing number of vaccines all assaulting the immature immune system all at once can cause complications” (Daley). This fear was easy to prove false. Vaccines do not harm the developing immune system; it actually helps it grow faster. Not vaccinating children can cause the immune system to develop slower leaving children more susceptible to