Why Is Vaccination Necessary

Many wonder if vaccinations are really necessary or if they are even safe. Vaccinations are what allow people the American Dream because it saves lives which enables an individual to achieve happiness. While vaccinations help prevent diseases in America, some believe the potential harmful effects carry too high a risk. Limiting vaccinations would cause an outbreak in diseases because vaccines prevent the disease from forming. Vaccinations have lowered the risk of getting a disease, but the disease is still there and if vaccinations were stopped, it would have immediate effects. For example, “Great Britain, Sweden, And Japan-cut back the use of pertussis vaccine…The effect was dramatic and immediate” (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention). Other countries have diseases too that can be brought back to the U.S., so diseases are always around us no matter where we are. There are even unknown diseases that we do not know of in other countries. Wherever a disease comes from; they are never beneficial in any way. Several diseases have negative long term permanent effects or even cause death. For example, the rubella disease. “…Will develop congenital rubella syndrome (CRS), resulting in heart defects, cataracts, mental disability, and deafness” (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention). The diphtheria disease is rarely heard of now because of vaccinations even though it used to kill around 10,000 people year. If vaccinations were ridded of, the disease could easily come back. Therefore, vaccinations would cause an outbreak even if cleanliness has improved within the U.S. Everyone needs vaccinations. …show more content…
Getting a vaccination protects an individual and prevents them from getting a disease. It works like this, “…if the same germs ever try to infect you again-even after many years-they will come to your defense. Only now that they are experienced at fighting these particular germs, they can destroy them before they have a chance to make you sick” (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention). Not only does getting vaccinated ensure the protection of the people currently around us, but it ensures the protection of the future generations. It protects them because vaccinations help rid the world of diseases, keeping the future generations clear from disease. Certain people all around us cannot get vaccinated because of allergenic reasons or they just do not respond to the vaccine. If the majority of people get vaccinated, it helps protect the ones that cannot be vaccinated. More people that have not been vaccinated get diseases a lot easier than those who have been vaccinated. “For reasons related to the individual, not all vaccinated persons develop immunity…in a country such as the United States the people who have been vaccinated vastly outnumber those who have not” (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention). Many individuals will die if they try to get vaccinated, which is why they cannot be put at that kind of risk. This is why the people that are able to get vaccinated should be vaccinated. Even though some argue that diseases are already ridded of, every individual needs to be vaccinated to ensure that everybody is insusceptible of getting a disease in case of an outbreak. Vaccinations are safe and effective for every individual. A vaccination contains the killed or weakened virus so that it cannot harm anyone, but the immune system can still learn how to react to the disease. The reason why a virus that the immune has not came in contact with before makes a person sick is because the immune system does not know how to fight it. While it is trying to fight it, it is also making you ill. Vaccines are safe because “All vaccinations manufactured and vaccine products are licensed by the FDA” (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention). Meaning, every vaccine gets safely tested. Statistically, the numbers of people who get serious conditions after a vaccination are so low that it cannot be attached to the vaccination. The immune system runs into many germs each day. A baby gets several vaccinations at once, which is better for the baby because giving many vaccines at once does not cause any health issues in the long run and it is less traumatizing for the baby. “…recommended vaccines are as effective in combinations as they are individually…no greater risk for adverse side effects” (Centers for Disease