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LyndaXiong
Ms.Robillard
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OurGuardians
Wouldyouwantyourchildtoenduponaventilatorandantibioticsfortherestoftheir
lives??Diseaseshaveruledourplanetforthousandsofcenturies,buteversincethe1900s,
vaccineshaveoverkilledmanyofthem!Althoughsomesaytheycauselifethreateningside
effects,manyscientificstudieshaveclearlyshownandprovedthatthevastmajorityof
vaccinatedkidswillnotbeaffected.Vaccineshavebecomeahelpfultoolforusthroughoutthe
pastyears!Theyveopenednewopportunitiesformanycitizens,preventedmajorwipeoutsand
diseases,andprofitablycontributedtoourcommunities.Therefore,vaccinesarefoundtobean
essentialandsignificantneutralizer.

Firstofall,vaccinesarebestknownasaninexpensive,effective,andnaturalprocessto
protectyourself.

Allvaccinesmustbecarefullylookedoverbeforeexposingthemtoeverybody,
sotheFDArequiresaminimumof10yearsofexaminationandmonitoringbytheCDC.This
complicatedandtimeconsuming,butaccurateprocedure,confirmsthatvaccinesarenaturally
safeforpublicusage.Doctorsandscientistsarealwaysfindingnewwaystoimproveandrevise
thembecause,inorderforoursocietytobecomehealthier,weneedtobeabletoprovidedirect
protection.Vaccinesalsohelpfamiliessavemoneybecausebyprotectingtheirchildren,
theyrelesslikelytocatchontothedisease.Forexample,
childrenwhoareyoungerthanfive
yearsoldwiththefluarecontagiousforabouteightdays,andbasedoffofa2012CDCstudy,it

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wouldcostfamiliesabout$222$1,456(roughly1173hoursofwages)plusanadditional$300
to$4,000formedicalexpenses.Parentswhochosetogettheirkidsvaccinatedarealsoawareof
someoftheminoroutcomes,suchasastuffynose,sorearm,etc.Itsbettertoknowthatyour
childismoresecuredfromharmfulillnesses,thanhavinghim/hergraduallydiefromadisease
thatcouldvebeenpreventedwithavaccine.Overall,they
helpprotectchildrenfromgetting
sick,whichfamilieswonthavetoworryaboutwastingmoneyonfuturemedical
care..antibiotics..etc,makingvaccinesacheapandsuccessfulmedication.
(VaccinesProCon.org)

Secondofall,vaccinesarebeneficialforoureconomy,future,andtothirdworld
countries.Beforedoctorsinventedtherubellavaccinein1969,thisdeadlyGermanmeasles,
wouldtakethelifeof11,000babiesandcausebirthdefectsin20,000babieseveryyear!Some
ofthehorribleeffectsthatcomefromrubellathatcouldpassontoanunbornchildisheart
problems,lossofvisionandabilitytohear,andmentaldisabilities!Thisdiseaseisknowntobe
extremelycontagious,sooverthecourseofoneyear,itkillsanadditional50,000citizens.Its
exceedinglydifficulttoeliminateillnessesalltogetherbecause,ittakesalotoftime,money,and
analyzingtoproduceasuccessfulandvalidcure.Thankfully,thisamazinginventionhas
decreasednumerousillnessesby99%since2012!
(Park)S
oasyoucansee,eversincevaccines
wereproducedduringthemid1900s,theyvesurprisinglystoppedmanyofthesediseases,such
asmumpswhichkilledover150,000peopleyearly.
(VaccinesProCon.org)
Thiscanbecomea
rewardingfactorovertimebecause,themorenewbornsandpeoplewecansave,thebetterour
futuregenerationswillbe.Withthepopulationrising,wewouldneedextrajobstoprovidefor
everyone,thuseversincethedevelopmentofvaccines,ithasaddedmorethan24,000newjobs

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tooureconomy.Forinstance,theStateUniversityofOhio,hasemployedover100,000residents
whowereoncejoblessmorejobs,meansmoremoneybeingcontributedtowardsour
government.Byfrequentlyusingvaccines,wewouldbeablesavethousandstomillionsof
dollarsannuallybecause,
theUnitedStatessavesabout$27per$1investedinDTaP
vaccination,and$13per$1spentonMMRvaccination(VaccinesProCon.org)Thesehuge
savingscouldbespenttowardspoorcountriesandpreventfuturedeathsthatcanvalueupto
billionsofdollarsonmedicalcareandotherthings.Sonotonlyarevaccinesbeneficialforour
country,buttoothernationsinneed.

Although opponents state that vaccines are treacherous, highly intelligent medical
officials have performed multiple studies that directly show the truth behind the theory of
vaccines causing autism, and how these deadly ingredients
really
affect patients. Thimerosal,
formaldehyde, and aluminum are some ingredients that are used in small quantities within
vaccines, which surprisingly are found more in breast milk andinfantformulathatbabiesdrink.

By 2001 thimerosalfree formulations of vaccines were introduced, which dramatically cut

mercury exposure for 6montholds but had no discernible effect on autism rates. (Park) The
amount of these ingredients kids consume daily, is considerably much more than someone
receiving a small shot every few years. Children are exposed to more bacteria, germs, and
harmful toxins everyday than in vaccines!
(Vaccines ProCon.org)
Additionally, not all families

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will be harshly affected by these injections. Yes, the stories you hear are indeed true, butoutof
the times you or a family member got a shot, how many times did your or their body severely
react to it? Probably once, but most likely didnt, right? Opponents are wanting to eliminate
vaccines because of these scary stories, however by doing that, it wont get rid of diseases and
itll only make them come back faster and easier. Maybe there really isnt a cure that will kill
them altogether, but if we continue using vaccines, theyll not only protect our children, but
futuregenerationsaswellbyvaccinatingtheirchildrenandtheirgrandchildren..soon.Mostkids
today in the 21st century dont get the chicken pox as often as the majority of our parents did
back in the late 1900s. Thats because doctors encouraged everyone to get vaccinated and it
eventually caused the decrease in smallpox infection rates. Although there may be other things
we can replace vaccines with, not everyone is able to use them when compared to using these
injections. Furthermore, thetheoryofvaccinesleadingtoautismwasproventobeincorrect!The
scientist who constructedthislab,performeditinaccuratelywhichultimatelygaveoutthewrong
information. Even if your child gets affected, the worst scenario is a common, but rare, mild
allergic reaction called anaphylaxis, that only happens in every onehundred thousandtomillion
vaccinations! Doctors are also able to performGeneticScreeningswhichcanhelpidentifythose
who might be indanger.Therefor,vaccinesarent asterribleasarguerswouldsay,andtheyre
beingusedinsafeportionswhichmakesthemaharmlessmedicine.
Last but not least, vaccines have exceedingly improved our worlds health conditions.
Theyre known to be 9099% effective because theyve contributed tocountlesslives,andruled
out many viruses! Our government requires all students entering kindergarten togetvaccinated,
which makes our country the highest immunization with 77% of children on the first day of

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school, completely up to date on recommended doses. As a result of this, 732,000 childrens

lives were defended from getting horrifically sick between 19942014, and 322 million cases
were prevented between the years of 19942014.
(Vaccines ProCon.org)
Without these
regulations and laws, people would have the freedom of choosing whether or not to get
vaccinated, which is putting those who arent able to getimmunized,duetotheirageandhealth
conditions, at risk. With more unprotected citizens roaming the streets, its likely that the
diseases who still linger around the world, would make a comeback and attack on innocent
communities! Unvaccinated kids can also be permitted from school activities suchassports and
school events because oftheriskduringoutbreaks.
(ChildVaccinationsTheDoctors Debate)
Thats why its important to know how quickly these diseases can travel, such as Measles,
a
highly contagious virus that lives in the nose and throat mucus of an infected person and ...can
live for up to two hours on a surface or in an airspace where the infected person coughed or
sneezed. (Park) Everyone should consider the fact that once people begin refusing to get
vaccinated, more areas will be opened up to getting infected. Your chances of becoming
contaminated with the disease, instantly shoots up! Pretty soon, more and more people will
eventually get sick andpossiblydie.Inotherwords,ifthereisareductioninimmunizationrates,
disease rates would most likely multiply over time! Now measles are coming back and its
causing a massive nationwide outbreak, and it all started from an unprotected household. After
returning home from their vacation,
there was a recent confirmation stating that the Philippines
had over 10,000 cases of measles during the year of 2013. The family eventually brought the
disease back to the United Statesinmay2014,infecting155people!
(Turner)Asaresultofthis,
researchers are starting to design newer and better treatments so that these plagues dontspread

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worldwide. So as you can see over the course of time, vaccines have upgraded our health
statusandstillcontinuestoimproveourcountry,hygienewise.
Inconclusion,vaccineshaveenhancedourworld,government,andsocietybecause,
theyvecontributedtooureconomy,defeatedmanyharmfuldiseases,andmaintainedthe
populationintheUnitedStates!Althoughtheycontainsocalledtoxicchemicals,theyvebeen
showntobepositivelyeffectivetowardsthemajorityofAmericans.Thisamazinginventionlead
tonewopportunitiesformanypeople,protectedthosewhowereunqualifiedforvaccines,and
supportedlowwagedcitizensandunderprivilegedregions.Allinall,itsuptothefamiliesto
decidetheirchildrenspersonalhealth,becauseunfortunatelythegovernmentcantalwaysforce
everyonetogetvaccinated,justlikehowtheycanttellsmokerstoquitsmoking.Butdespite
that,thosewhostillwanttogetvaccinatedarewellawareoftherisks.Thefacts/statisticsare
presentedandalllaidoutyourchoiceissolelydeterminedonhowyouinterpretandusethemto
yourknowledge.IfIhadachild,Idmuchratherwanthim/hertogetthevaccine,ratherthan
thediseaseitself..

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