Many childhood diseases can now be prevented through the use of vaccines.
Should parents be made by law to immunise their children against common diseases or should individuals have the right to choose not to immunise their children?
With the emergence and development of vaccines, many common childhood diseases can be now easily tackled. But the question of whether these vaccines should be mandatory for every child or can be chosen voluntarily by their parents remains very much controversial. I personally believe that in a modern world there is always a choice that an individual makes in every aspect of his life. The medicine which to undergo, in my opinion, should also be a matter of choice, not an obligation.
First of all, the medication industry represents an enormous part of the world economy, and the global pharmaceutical market is valued at about 1. 25 trillion U. S. dollars, according to Statista.
For me personally, this number means that medical researchers and organisations now more strive for gaining some profits rather than reducing the number of health problems among people.
While immunisation against such fatal diseases as measles or tetanus could be effective, little information has been disclosed to the public about the content of vaccines and possible harmful effects they may cause. Due to the huge amount of money circulating in this industry, the disclosure of this information may result in massive public outrage which, in turn, may incite a widespread denial of immunisation against common childhood diseases.
Secondly, it is also a known fact the human body is able to resist a disease that it faces, and, thus, produce its own natural immunity. When it comes to the common childhood diseases that a child can tackle without harmful medical intervention, why then the government should oblige parents to immunise children and put them at a potential risk of getting any other health problems? If vaccines harm an individual’s natural ability to resist common diseases, the government making immunisation mandatory for everyone, may create an extremely vulnerable society that is not physically able to overcome any common health disease.
For these reasons, I strongly believe that immunisation programs against common childhood diseases should not be mandatory and it should always be left up to the parent how to treat his child’s health.
Many
childhood
diseases
can
now
be
prevented
through the
use
of vaccines.
Should
parents
be made
by law to
immunise
their children against
common
diseases
or should individuals have the right to choose not to
immunise
their children?
With the emergence and development of
vaccines
,
many
common
childhood
diseases
can be
now
easily
tackled.
But
the question of whether
these
vaccines
should be mandatory for every child or can
be chosen
voluntarily
by their
parents
remains
very
much controversial. I
personally
believe that in a modern world there is always a choice that an individual
makes
in every aspect of his life. The medicine which to undergo, in my opinion, should
also
be a matter of choice, not an obligation.
First of all
, the medication industry represents an enormous part of the world economy, and the global pharmaceutical market
is valued
at about 1. 25 trillion U. S. dollars, according to Statista.
For me
personally
, this number means that medical researchers and
organisations
now
more strive for gaining
some
profits
rather
than reducing the number of
health
problems among
people
.
While
immunisation
against such fatal
diseases
as measles or tetanus could be effective,
little
information has
been disclosed
to the public about the content of
vaccines
and possible harmful effects they may cause. Due to the huge amount of money circulating in this industry, the disclosure of this information may result in massive public outrage which, in turn, may incite a widespread denial of
immunisation
against
common
childhood diseases.
Secondly
, it is
also
a known fact the human body is able to resist a
disease
that it faces, and,
thus
, produce its
own
natural immunity. When it
comes
to the
common
childhood
diseases
that a child can tackle without harmful medical intervention, why then the
government
should oblige
parents
to
immunise
children and put them at a potential
risk
of getting any other
health
problems? If
vaccines
harm an individual’s natural ability to resist
common
diseases
, the
government
making
immunisation
mandatory for everyone, may create an
extremely
vulnerable society
that is
not
physically
able to overcome any
common
health
disease.
For these reasons, I
strongly
believe that
immunisation
programs against
common
childhood
diseases
should not be
mandatory and
it should always be
left
up to the
parent
how to treat his child’s
health
.