The Benefits Of Mandatory Vaccination

The state of Florida has a selection of laws in place regulating vaccinations and vaccination exemptions, but what drives them? Vaccines against meningococcal meningitis and hepatitis are mandatory for enrollment in the K-20 public education system. An individual enrolled in any postsecondary institution who will be residing in on campus housing must provide documentation of these vaccinations. A majority of parents argue that its unethical to force someone else’s child to be immunized, in any situation. There is a request that can be made for religious requirements, and must be presented to the facility or school on the Department of Health’s Religious Exemption from Immunization form -DH 681 Form-. The DH 681 Form is issued by county health departments and is only for a child who is not immunized because of their family’s religious practices. (nvic.org) The vast majority of parents are so strongly opinionated on whether vaccinations will positively or negatively impact their children, but no one takes into consideration the parents who differ in opinions themselves.

Even though vaccines can save lives it can also be life threatening. Vaccines can have many harmful side effects. If a person is allergic to an ingredient in the vaccines it can lead to other complication and maybe soon enough kill them! Some side effects if a person has a allergic reaction to a vaccine it can lead to brain damage, seizures, comas, and lead to more complications. Vaccines are also highly unnatural to the human body. Natural immunity is much more effective than a vaccine. Vaccines contain artificial and poisonous ingredients to your body.

Roughly over the last sixteen years, many parents have chosen to not vaccinate their children, putting other children at risk. This has been a huge debate across our country for many years now. Vaccinations should be mandatory and children should be completely up to date with all vaccinations before being allowed to attend school.

Examining previous Supreme Court rulings on rights verses vaccinations is one way to justify a new mandatory vaccination policy. However, the legislative branches of government must also agree, thus a cost benefit analysis is necessary to validate a mandatory vaccination.

All across the world debates take place regarding mandatory vaccination on a day to day

A vaccine is a weakened pathogen (bacteria) that is usually injected through a syringe into the blood to help your immune system recognize that disease and know how to fight it if you ever come in contact. Many fatal diseases that are being spread around the world because some people believe that these vaccines are risky. Many doctors and pediatricians believe that we should have all children immunized, because it would help tremendously by lowering the growing death rates and possibly eradicating these diseases in the future. Children should be vaccinated so diseases such as Polio, Ebola, and Measles can be controlled more effectively.

One reason why vaccinations should not be mandatory for children is that there are numerous health benefits to not being vaccinated. If the shot has not been received, there is no chance of negative side effects such as pain, swelling, fever, or even seizures. There would also be no chance of anaphylaxis, which can be fatal. Like bee stings and penicillin, you can have many vaccinations without a reaction, but the next one that you get could be the one to cause a sudden and deathly reaction (vaccinationcouncil.org). This is especially due to the

Mandatory vaccination of health care workers raises important questions about compelling individuals to engage activities to protect the public.

“Vaccines are the most effective tool we have to prevent infectious diseases” (mandatory vaccinations) As a result, in the future, if the body is exposed to the same virus it will be able to create the antibodies, and fight it off. The government allows competent adults to decide whether they would like to vaccinate themselves or their children. However, in certain situations, there are mandatory vaccinations. Mandatory vaccinations are when, “Public health benefits overcome strong individual rights protections” (Orenstein, 100). This is mostly for diseases, that in the past have caused mass fatalities. In 1905 the supreme court ruled, in the case Jacobson vs. Massachusetts that vaccination requirements are within the power of the state if

Vaccines can cause serious and sometimes fatal side effects. The most common side effect of vaccines is anaphylaxis, which is a severe allergic reaction. According to Sanjay Gupta you are 100 times more likely to be struck by lightning than have a serious allergic reaction. (Gupta, 2015) Every day you put yourself at more risk of having anaphylactic shock by what you eat and ingest and not knowing if you are allergic to it than a single dose of a vaccination. The fact that needs to be remembered is that vaccines are drugs and no drug is ever 100% safe whether that be cold medicine or even birth

Vaccines can cause serious and sometimes fatal side effects. All vaccines risk having painful side effects and even producing a life threatening allergic reactions.

Many people think that vaccination for children is not important. It causes pain, but it is not true that it makes baby healthy. Some parents think that it is not necessary but they are wrong and they take a very big risk for their child. There are more benefits than harm by getting vaccines. Therefore, vaccines should be mandatory for children.

Vaccinations are not only beneficial to the vaccinated, but to the public health of the

The first important case regarding compulsory vaccinations was brought before the Supreme Court of the United States in 1905 (Jacobson v. Massachusetts,

All 50 states require vaccinations for children to enter kindergarten. These mandated vaccinations protect children from various diseases, such as, measles, mumps, rubella, polio, etc. These are contagious diseases that are contracted by casual contact within a school setting and have resulted in many deaths prior to the introduction of the vaccine. Mandating these vaccinations was the only solution to prevent the disease from spreading. In recent years the side effects of these vaccinations have been in question. Every child is unique and their bodies respond differently to each vaccination. Therefore, it is crucial to educate parents about all vaccinations and possible side effects. An informed parent has the right to decide whether to have their child vaccinated and when to have their child vaccinated. In 2006 the Human Papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine was introduced to the vaccination repertoire for 11-12 year old females and in 2010 for same aged males (Keim-Malpass,29). This vaccination is now mandated in Rhode Island, Virginia, and The District of Columbia. This vaccination unlike the other mandated vaccinations is to prevent the spread of a sexually transmitted disease, which is not contracted casually in a school setting. Mandating the HPV vaccine has created much controversy.