Vaccination has always been a way of preventing diseases in children. There is an ongoing debate on its necessity and harmful effect as some claimed that it is not important and has adverse consequences. This essay will discuss the importance of vaccination and the benefit in preventing diseases.
The opposition by some parents to the immunization of their children is not out of place. This is due adverse medical reaction and long term health challenges traced to it. For example, a Polio vaccine produced by GlaxoSmithkline pharmaceuticals and distributed in northern Nigeria by the World Health Organisation (WHO) was found to have substances that increased the blood pressure of people who took the vaccines. The company eventually settled and paid compensation of $2billion to the victims. There is also a myth around immunization in some part of Africa, where it is alleged to have caused infertility even though there is no medical research to validate such claims. The unpleasant experience some parents have had and the unconfirmed stories are factors that are responsible for the push back.
Despite the above reasons, I think it is preposterous for people not to get immunized considering the obvious benefits. Vaccinations are results of many years of medical research into preventable sicknesses. It has been proven over the years that a lot of diseases such as polio, meningitis, cholera e. t. c. , can be prevented by immunization. The effect leaves the victim with permanent deformities and in some cases blindness. The impact is far reaching on society as they become dependent on others for survival. A recent survey by WHO revealed that 95% of deformities caused by polio could have been prevented during childhood if vaccines were taken. Prevention is proven to be better than cure, taking the vaccine is a way of giving children a productive future.
In conclusion, the essay discussed the criticality of immunizing children against preventable health challenges and its advantages.
Vaccination has always been a way of preventing diseases in
children
. There is an ongoing debate on its necessity and harmful effect as
some
claimed that it is not
important
and has adverse consequences. This essay will discuss the importance of vaccination and the benefit in preventing diseases.
The opposition by
some
parents to the immunization of their
children
is not out of place. This is due adverse medical reaction and long term health challenges traced to it.
For example
, a Polio
vaccine
produced by
GlaxoSmithkline
pharmaceuticals and distributed in northern Nigeria by the World Health
Organisation
(WHO)
was found
to have substances that increased the blood pressure of
people
who took the
vaccines
. The
company
eventually
settled and paid compensation of $2billion to the victims. There is
also
a myth around immunization in
some
part of Africa, where it
is alleged
to have caused infertility
even though
there is no medical research to validate such claims. The unpleasant experience
some
parents have had and the unconfirmed stories are factors that are responsible for the push back.
Despite the above reasons, I
think
it is preposterous for
people
not to
get
immunized considering the obvious benefits. Vaccinations are results of
many
years of medical research into preventable sicknesses. It has
been proven
over the years that
a lot of
diseases such as polio, meningitis, cholera e. t. c.
,
can be
prevented
by immunization. The effect
leaves
the victim with permanent deformities and in
some
cases
blindness. The impact is
far reaching
on society as they become dependent on others for survival. A recent survey by WHO revealed that 95% of deformities caused by polio could have been
prevented
during childhood if
vaccines
were taken
. Prevention
is proven
to be better than cure, taking the
vaccine
is a way of giving
children
a productive future.
In conclusion
, the essay discussed the criticality of immunizing
children
against preventable health challenges and its advantages.