Should Parents Be Mandatory To Vaccinate Children?

Every parent wants only what is best for their tiny, new, little bundle of joy. Not many parents spend their pregnancy pondering the thoughts of vaccinations. However, when the time comes there is so much controversial information bombarding parents about vaccination nowadays it’s enough to give any parent, let alone new parents, nightmares. Are vaccinations safe? Should we vaccinate children? Do we have to? What happens if we choose not to vaccinate? Will the vaccination make our children ill? Will this cause a long term health issue….autism, even? Vaccinations are a broad subject. Everyone has an opinion one way or the other. Sometimes, we might not agree with vaccinating, but be required to vaccinate; that is a broad enough subject to write an entire research paper. Therefore, for the purpose of this paper, the topic will pertain to only the topic of pros and cons of vaccinations. …show more content…
Of course, the primary benefit of vaccinations is to prevent disease. These diseases can range from mild illnesses such as the chicken pox or the flu to the most serious and sometimes even deadly diseases. According to my research, (www.immunizeforgood.com) vaccinations have decreased the rate of disease quite drastically. In fact, they estimate that in the United States alone, 33,000 deaths have been prevented in one year alone. The number worldwide was estimated to be near 3 million deaths. This is besides counting any decreases in the hospitalizations due to severe illnesses that would have resulted from lack of vaccinations. Below is a chart taken directly from the website sited below the chart that details the drop in decline due solely