Children Vaccinations

Kasey Schellhammer

Thesis

"Children vaccinations are mandatory to attend public and private school, are
not linked to autism or other diseases and are used to avert future illnesses."

Why vaccines should be mandatory

Studies show that immunizations saves lives. Diseases that once killed thousands of
people now have a vaccination required for children. If parents chose to not use these
to their benefit, they are not only putting their children at risk, but also every person
they come in contact with.
Vaccinations protect future generations. Continuing to vaccinate and vaccinate
completely, parents in the future may be able to trust that some diseases will not be
around to hurt their children later in life.
Once a person is sick, everyone else is at risk. If a children did not receive the
vaccination, every person they come in contract with is at risk and so on and so forth.
Contagious illnesses spread very quickly.
Immunizations are not costly. Insurance usually covers for the cost of vaccinations. But
when a child gets sick with diseases, hospital bills and the risk of getting receiving it is
costly.

Why vaccines should not be

mandatory

It is a parent's choice to vaccinate their children and the government should not have
a say in what a parent does with their child.
Vaccines are harmful and ineffective. There is no evidence to prove that these kinds
of vaccines actual prevent illnesses.
Mandatory does not mean healthy. Vaccines do not guarantee a healthy life and
these injuries could occur several years down the road.
Vaccinations are against "my" religion. Cultural and philosophical reasons prevent
families from getting mandatory vaccinations.

Conclusion

Not vaccinating is both very dangerous and selfish. State government should
continue to back off mandatory immunization laws, and local schools and health
facilities should do a better job of enforcing these rules.Taking every safe precaution
should be the number one priority when becoming a parent.

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