revision for my paper

Ahmed Almousa

ECE211

Jennifer Marley

10/15/2018

Should Vaccination of Children be Mandatory?

Main Argument:

Nowadays vaccines can be termed as the most essential modern medical prevention

procedure that tends to save hundred millions of lives around the globe. They have also led to the

complete eradication of viral diseases. In various under develop countries due to improper

distribution of vaccinations a large number of children lose their lives. As a research done by Bill

and Melinda Gates reveals that “; one child dies every 20 seconds from vaccine preventable

diseases,” [1]. Hence vaccines should be mandatory because it is safe, cost effective, and do not

cause side effects for healthy people, but may cause side effects for people with health

conditions.

Though in various countries where effective vaccines are willingly available, some of the

parents reject to vaccinate their kids. For example, up to 5% of parents in the UK and 9% in the

United States refuse to allow their children to be vaccinated with the measles, mumps, and

rubella (MMR) vaccine. [1] Consequently, on the off chance that you take a gander at a few US

episodes of measles or mumps - which something like 90% of the populace has been inoculated

against since 2000 - the general population who become ill are normally the individuals who

have not been vaccinated. In any case, even a few people who have been inoculated have turned

out to be wiped out amid a flare-up [1]. Even some who received the vaccination got the

diseases. The 2014 measles outbreak in the United States, and the 2015 death of a German

toddler from measles during an outbreak in Europe. [3], have proved the importance of vaccines

and they should be mandatory to reduce these sort of viral diseases.

Sub-argument 1: Vaccines are safe and should be mandatory.

The United States' established a vaccine safety system that ensures the vaccines are safe. In

fact, now, the United States comprises the safest, and the most operative vaccine supply in

history. The monitoring of vaccines starts with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA).

The organization guarantees the effectiveness, safety, and accessibility of vaccines for the whole

country. Before a vaccine is approved by the FDA for use by the public it is also tested via

various approaches by scientists and doctors [2].

Sub-argument 2: Vaccines are also cost effective.

Moreover, Vaccines are also cost effective, they not only save lives of people, they save

money too. As it is more economical to prevent an ailment than to treat it. There are many

programs operating by the government to provide the public with childhood immunization as it

saves about 29.9 million dollars which are spent by people in treating these sort of diseases in a

whole year [3].

Sub-argument 3: Vaccinations caused an intense decline in the number of diseases caused by

viral infections like measles, chicken pox and more.

However vaccinations caused an intense decline in the number of diseases caused by viral

infections like measles, chicken pox and more. Some of these diseases sometimes are brought by

international travelers or children that catch infections while travelling themselves. [3]-[4].

Counterargument:

It is true that vaccines have side effects, and the bad ones do cause side effects only for

some people who suffer from some diseases .Some of the bodies are quite delicate and react

aggressively to the debilitated virus, injected into their bodies. In severe cases people might

develop, muscle pain, allergy, swelling, headache, shivering or even mild fever or may show

deadly effects. According to Missouri university studies 2 people died in Florida because of the

effects [3].

Rebuttal:

Vaccines may have side effects but it totally depends upon the delicacy of an individual

body. If children are not vaccinated for the preventable disease because of the fear of rare side

effects then the rate of disease may incline. In addition, the diseases that vaccines prevent make

it worth it to use for children. If we look back to the old generation who did not have vaccines in

their time, we will see a big number of people who died because of the diseases that vaccines

could prevent.

Background Information (Bulleted List):

 Smallpox vaccine which was discovered by Edward Jenner in 1796 was the primary

vaccine experimented on, tested and used and found safe and did not cause side effects

and he found that it is cost effective.

 His experiment on milkmaids became successful and he recommended it as a cure.

Picture of World if Argument Not Implemented:

Vaccines posture another problem. Whenever the parents of children choose not to vaccinate

them, they are eventually choosing disease what their children might contact including measles,

mumps, and rubella. This also include the number of people who can’t be vaccinated like the

ones who are taking chemotherapies and underage children , as they totally depend upon others

to be protected. Now the question arises: should the health of people depend on others?

The answer to this question is no. Vaccination should be compulsory so that the chances to get

these diseases are declined. If people are not vaccinated they are more likely to catch viral

infections and may cause the spread of these diseases.

Sources (IEEE Format):

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