According to the Oxford English Dictionary, the word containment can be described as an action of restraint or holding”. The word containment correlates with the word vaccine because vaccines were created to stop the spread of infectious diseases and contain outbreaks. Furthermore, the physical shape of vaccines was created to contain the disease inside the injection in order to be able to administrate it. There have been many successful vaccines created including the vaccines for Smallpox, Polio, and Measles. Moreover, there are still many infectious diseases that need to be contained and controlled; for example, Ebola. Even though vaccines help save lives every day, there are people that oppose the use of vaccines for fear that the vaccines …show more content…
The vaccination for smallpox was the first one ever created, and it was created to contain a virus feared by many. In Fact, “The world’s most dangerous prisoner is the smallpox virus and it is held inside two padlocked freezers, in a secure room at the U.S Center for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta” (Tucker 1). Smallpox was a serious disease that killed thousands around the world, and impacted many more. It was finally “eradicated as a naturally occurring disease in 1980 after a successful worldwide vaccination program” (Hildreth, Burke, and Glass par.2). Before the creation of the smallpox vaccine, people had to come up with different ways to contain and stop the spread of this extremely contagious and deadly virus. When the outbreaks began, it was required for infected people to be hospitalized and isolated in order to contain the outbreak and stop it from spreading. Polio was another infectious disease that affected thousands of people the majority being young children. This virus was also hard to contain and stop from spreading. The creation of the “polio vaccine saved thousands from paralysis and death, and despite difficulties, polio rates have fallen to zero” (Heller 12). As well as smallpox and Polio, measles, was also a very contagious and dangerous disease. The vaccine for measles contains a combination of “measles, mumps, and Rubella …show more content…
For instance, some religions believe that vaccines are immoral. For example, a type of Christians believe in “the Christian Science principle that disease is cured or prevented by prayer that affirms human perfection as God's child and denies the reality of disease” (Grabenstein par. 10). These people, amongst others, believe that medicine is wrong, and that with prayer and faith to their god, whomever that may be, they are going to be protected from harm. A similar example of this belief can be seen in the recent Ebola outbreak which originated in West Africa, as mentioned previously. Families that had casualties because of Ebola would keep the dead bodies in their houses for long periods of time for grieving. This would only cause the disease to spread and containment and control over the virus would be harder to acquire. Fear is also a great factor that influences people and their beliefs. Many people argue that vaccines may be used against people as biological weapons. For instance, “currently there are no recommendations for vaccination of the general public against smallpox, although there is concern that this virus could be used for bioterrorism” (Flu Season is Here par.2). Basically, people are not scared of the vaccine itself but of the process in which the vaccine is made. Since scientists need live