Vaccinations Are Friendly
- Judy Yang and Alice Kim
- May 1, 2014
- 2 min read
Public schools in the United States should require mandatory vaccinations for students by 2016. Viruses tend to spread rapidly when the population is packed. Students will be exposed in the best situation for the viruses to spread. Once the vaccination is done, the person is capable of resisting the disease for his or her lifetime. Immunization can save families time and money in the long run. Although it seems like an arduous task to get vaccinated, there are lots of beneficial effects in a bigger scope.
Controversial perspectives presided with the breakout of measles in Disneyland. Although there were no deaths reported, 147 people in the United States were infected by the measles in . In Canada, 159 people were infected. Many of those infected did not get vaccinated because they were in small religious communities that rejects vaccination. To prevent outbreaks like this at schools, all students should get vaccinated in order to enter any kinds of schools. The child is in less danger when his or her peers are vaccinated. According to thenewyork.com, over 95 percent of students all over the states are getting vaccinated, preventing diseases such as small pox and measles. Vaccinations are also safe and effective, although rumors about vaccinations causing autism were spread among the parents. This rumor was proven to be false.
Religions exist to guide people when they are suffering from hard situations. If people's own religions are inhibiting them to protect themselves, it is certainly worth the time to reconsider what really matters. The number of students receiving vaccination exemptions for any reason is relatively small according to the Federal Centers for Disease Control reported. A survey from 2012-13 school year, the agency reported, "an estimated 91,453 exemptions were reported among a total estimated population of 4,242,558 kindergartners, roughly 2 percent of the nation's newest students. The minor 2 percent of the population can trigger the main cause of the spread of any kinds of disease. The major epidemics always start with the miniscule number. By not conforming to what is safe for everyone and the future generations, it can ruin the whole civilization.
Chicken poxes are preventable by vaccinations. 62.1 percents among the parents refuses to get chicken pox vaccinations because of the fear that their children will have side effects and for the possible risks they have to go through. According to nnhs.org, it is reported that medication is less effective than vaccination. For example, a girl named Carly Colavitti denied to take the vaccination because she felt it was useless. In 2001, she got the small pox. She said. "This is the thing that I regret most in my life. I should have made the right choice of taking the vaccination." This clearly demonstrates that vaccinations are crucial for humans to survive.
All in all, public schools should have mandatory vaccinations to protect the students and the faculties from suffering from dire diseases. Minor carelessness can trigger the utmost catastrophic situation that no one can stop.

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