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Ms.Robillard
LA8Hour5
11March2015

Asyoumayhaverecentlyseenorheard,vaccinesanddrugrelatednewshavebeen
sparkingtensionsaswellasraisingquestionsalloverthemedia.Ithasbeenavery
controversialtopicforawhilenow,butwithmostofCaliforniadealingwiththeoutbreakof
measles,ithasbeenbroughtuponceagain.Vaccinations,ingeneral,areknowntomostas
helpfuldrugs.Howevertosome,theymayseemcompletelyuseless,orevendeadly.Deadly
inawaythatthesideeffectsaresoseverethattheycouldcausedeath,autism,etc.Although
theautismbitwasneverscientificallyproven,therehavebeenseveralcasesaroundthe
countryapparentlylinkedtothedisorder.Thereishoweveragoodamountofevidencethat
provesthatwrongeachsideofthisargumentdefinitelyprovidesreasonableexplanationsas
wellasmoreevidence.
Manypeoplewhoareagainstthesedrugsclaimthatvaccinationsareunsafeand
containdeadlyingredients,whichisabsolutelyunderstandable.However,today,vaccinesare
muchsafer.Accordingtoanofficialnewsreport,sciencehasexplainedthatovertheyears,
vaccineshavegainedmoreandmoresafety.Moreevidencealsoincludes(fromprocon.org)
isthatallvaccinesaretestedandprovensafebytheFDA.(FoodandDrugAdministration).
ItsanofficialagencyinsideofthedepartmentofHealthandHumanServices.
Oneofthemostcommonreasonsonwhyvaccinesshouldbedistributedisquite
simple:theysavelives.Bothprecisesources,anewsreportandprocon.org,agreethat
vaccinationscansavelivesbypreventingillnessesfromspreading.Determinedbyprocon

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andanofficialnewsreport,vaccinationssavelivesandareveryhelpfulwhenitcomesto
preventingsicknessspreading.Obviously,adiseasespreadingandinfectingentirecountries
wouldntbegoodandhumanitycouldquitepossiblyfaceextinction.(Worsecasescenario,
haha)Withvaccinations,theypreventtheseriskswhilstprotectingpeoplevaccinatedfrom
otherdiseases.Withonceagainthenewsvideo,itprovidesmoreevidencethatifchildren
arentvaccinated,morewilldie.Thenewsreportstatesthatwithchildrengettingvaccinated,
theirimmunesystemscangrowstrongerwithouttheinterruptionofdeadlydiseases.With
vaccinations,theycanhelpstrengthenimmunesystemswithmorediseasesandno
vaccines,theillnessescoulddrasticallydamagethestilldevelopingdefensesandkillthe
child.Thesedrugscanhelpprotectthesevitalimmunesystemsbygettingridoftheattacking
diseases.Thedrugstodayaremuchmoresaferthantheywereratherthanseveraldecades
ago.Vaccinesaretestedbeforedistributedtothepublicandmadesurethattheyre100%
safe.Thenewsreportstrikesagain!Itstatesmoregreatevidencethatthevaccinesare
important.Withvaccinationsbeingmoresafertoday,itdefinitelyprovidesmoreofacontext
andsenseofreliefforparentsingeneral.Dontallparentswanttheirkidstobesafe?Stillnot
convincedthatvaccinationsarethekeytohealthierandsaferlifestyles?Ifyoucontinueona
littlemorefurther,yourthoughtsmaybealteredotherwise.Thesecondreasonisthattheyre
approvedbyprofessionals,officials,nationaldepartments,etc.Thisinformationcomesoutof
apopularNewselaarticle,titledFivebabiesnearChicagogetmeaslesareenough
Americansvaccinated?(Thisarticlewillbementionedalotlateron,soImonlynamingit
once.)ItexplainsthatamajorandimportantdepartmentfromtheUShighlyrecommends
vaccinationsduringkindergartentoassistimmunesystems.TheCDC,(UnitedStatesCenters
forDiseaseControlandPrevention)hasmentionedquiteclearlythattheysuggestvaccinating
childrenthatarestartingtheirkindergartenyears.Beingoneoftheheaddepartmentsoffering

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helpandtipsforkeepingkidssafe,Idsaythatitdbeextremelyuseful.Andonceagain,the
immunesystemtopiccomesintoplay.Whenachildsdefenseisstrengthened,theresa
extremelyhigherchanceofsurvivalandhealthimprovement.Comingonceagainfromthe
digitalpiece,itprovidesagoodexamplethatseveraldoctorssupportvaccination.The
Newselaarticleishandyoncemore.Aprofessionaldoctordecidestospeakhermind:Ifa
childhasonlythefirstdoseofthemeaslesvaccine,heorshemaynotbefullyprotected.
About5to10percentarenotimmuneafterjustonedose,whichiswhyaseconddoseis
necessary,saidDr.TinaTan.(Secondvaccinesareuseful.)Now,thisclearlyshowsthatwith
morevaccinations,theywilldefinitelyhelpandsustaintheimmunityfromcertaindiseases.
Heck,theresevenscientificevidence.About5to10percentarenotimmuneafterjustone
dose,whichiswhytheseconddoseisnecessary.Andlastbutnotleast,thearticlethatis
continuingtohittingitbig.HereintheNewselaarticle,itstatesthatanotherdoctorisagreeing
withthevaccinations.Unvaccinatedchildrenareamongthemostlikelytogetthemeasles,
saidDr.WendellWheelerofIngallsMemorialHospitalinHarvey,Illinois.Measlesisoneof
themostcontagiousofalldiseases.Somanydoctorsthinkvaccinesarebeneficialfor
everyoneshealth.Moreover,unvaccinatedpeopledoinfactposeathreattopeoplewhoare.
Therefore,everyoneshouldbevaccinatedinorderforkillingdiseasestonotspread.
Herecomesthefinalandmostimportantargument!Now,thefinalandrathermost
importantevidenceisthatimmunityfromanydiseaseisextremelyimportant.Andlastbutnot
least,thearticlethatisreallyhittingitbig.Here,itstatesthatanotherdoctorisagreeingwith
thevaccinations.LastonefromtheNewselaarticle!Anyways,anotherimportantfactisthat
theresherdimmunity.Neverheardofit?Well,itsquitevitalwhenitcomestovaccinations
andviruses.Thisproofissimilartotheprotectionoffuturegenerations.Vaccinesscientifically
showsthatifthevirusrunsoutofpeopletoinfect,itcantexactlydoanything.Therefore,itd

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mostlikelydieout,sincemostvirusesthriveonlivingthings,right?Letssayanimmigrantor
someonefromoutsideofacountrytravelstoyourcountry.Turnsout,theyreinfectedwitha
deadlydisease.Whatifyougetinfected?Surelyyoullwishyouwereprotectedfromit.This
evidenceisbroughttoyoubyaCNNreporttitledOpenlettertoparents:Whyyoushould
vaccinateyourchildren,commentingabouthowmeasleshavebecomeanationalthreat.
(ThiscouldbethecauseforalmostanydiseaseEbolaisagreatexample)Havingimmunity
fromforeigndiseaseswouldbequitevital.Now,havingvaccinesandprotectionfromnative
diseasesANDforeignisntthatextremelyuseful?Onceagain,FUTUREGENERATIONS
ANDHERDIMMUNITY.Itappliestothoseaswell!Whowouldntwanttoprotecttheirfuture
kidsfromadeadlydisease?Otherthanthat,italsohelpsouttheherdimmunityfactor.More
peoplevaccinated,lessofachanceofgettinginfected.AccordingtoFiveGoodReasonsto
VaccinateyourChild,vaccinationsprotectfuturegenerations.Forexample,peoplethatwere
vaccinatedearlierinthefamilywereabletowithstandavirus,letssaymeasles.Afterthe
continuationofvaccinesthroughoutthefamily,eventuallyanyonefromanyonegenerationwill
finditalmostimpossibletobecomediagnosedwithmeasles.Thus,aviruscouldquite
possiblybeeradicatedfromtheplanet,ortobeputsimplygoextinct.
Well,Ihopethatwasabletoconvinceyouenoughthatvaccinesanddrugsthathelp
protectpeoplefromdiseasesingeneralarevital.Nextupistheconclusionsomethingyou
oughttoread.Vaccinesareextremelybeneficial.Thesedrugscandefinitelysavelives,as
wellaspreventmajorspreadsofkillerdiseasesacrosstheworld.Alsoapprovedbyimportant
healthgroups,suchastheFDAandmanyotherdoctors,providesagoodandsafeoverlook
onthesevaccines.Anddontforgetimmunity.Immunity,ingeneral,isobviouslyavital
importancetosomeoneslife,especiallyfromdiseases.Themainreasononwhythis
argumentisratherimportantisbecause,duetotherecentoutbreakofmeaslesintheUS,

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vaccinationsaregettingbashedandcausingsuspicionstoberaisedoffalseaccusations.
Thisessaywastoprovethatvaccinationsareextremelyimportantandshouldbedistributed
toeveryone,forprotectionfromillnesses.Humanityasawholeshouldunderstandthatthese
vaccinationsarecompletelybeneficialandusefulforourhealth.

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WorksCited

http://vaccines.procon.org/

https://newsela.com/articles/measlesbabies/id/7301/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eMrFV2rnHlo

http://www.cnn.com/2015/02/04/living/featmeaslesparentsvaccinatechildren/