We hope you can take away something important from this blog. The purpose of this blog was to present facts and raise awareness surrounding the major controversial issue of childhood vaccinations. We have provided several posts that will help you answer these important questions and more:Are the vaccines safe for my child?
Are vaccines even effective?
What are the risks of getting a vaccine? What are the benefits?
What if I choose not to vaccinate?
Originally, you might not have given a second thought to vaccinations. We feel confident that this blog has gotten you to critically consider the issue and form a opinion. We have read all the comments, and have benefited from hearing so many points of views. As mothers, guardians and professionals in the medical field, understanding this issue and its importance is paramount. Knowledge about the benefits and risks is crucial to make informed decisions. It is important to raise awareness on the issue and to promote education about childhood vaccines.
What is the next step?
Further educate yourself! Childhood vaccinations are a subject with many facets of further research and discussion. Take the initiate to learn some more about particular illnesses and the vaccinations for these illnesses. Learn specifics about the vaccinations your child will need/has gotten already. Have some enthusiasm to learn something new! CDC.org (Center for Disease Control and Prevention), flu.gov/ and http://www.vaccinateyourbaby.org/# are great places to start.
Talk about it! Bring up this topic to your spouse, friends and co-workers. What do they think? What do they even know? Raise the awareness level in others by interacting and discussing major concerns regarding this issue.
Help others! Vaccinations save lives! There are many organizations that have goals to immunize children that are less fortunate than us. For these children, these vaccine preventable illnesses ARE A REAL CONCERN. Consider donating your time and efforts to these organizations, such as UNICEF and the Gavi Alliance. A quick Google search will lead you to these organizations.
http://www.unicef.org/
http://www.gavialliance.org/
I am a eighth grader at Hurst Junior High. My mom made me get vaccines when I was younger. I am glad I got vaccines because I don't want to get those diseases. I don't understand vaccines very well but I did learn a little about them when my sister forced me to read this blog.
ReplyDeleteI don't think people should ever think twice about vaccinating their children. I don't have kids or anything but if I did I know I would never sacrifice getting them vaccinated because of the risk of them getting something like autism. Autism is a terrible thing, but is it worth it to put them at risk of getting serious illnesses and diseases that would ultimately lead to permanent damage(such as permantent brain damage way worse than autism) or death just because you don't want them to get autism?
ReplyDeleteI think that people should definitely get their kids vaccinated. Most modern families aren't informed of the benefits and harms that most vaccinations have. Doctors are informed and have an education to know what vaccines are helpful, therefore they should hold a higher position on kids getting vaccinations. Overall I think vaccination benefits have outlasted the harmful effects.
ReplyDeleteAs many people have said already, I too agree with getting children vaccinated. It's already helped prevent so many children from getting diseases. And even though some children may get Autism, I believe it's a way better alternative then a child suffering from a disease or possibly death. I really enjoyed reading this blog! It's very well put together and very informative. Good job :)
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ReplyDeletevaccines are effective! without them we would still have diseases like small pox. now with the advancement of vaccines we can prevent possible outbreaks that killed thousands in the past from occurring again.
ReplyDeleteI think vaccinations are important. IF THEY WEREN'T IMPORTANT NO ONE WOULD GET THEM!
ReplyDeleteI am a pharmacy student at a top 10 school. Please read:
ReplyDeleteDispelling Vaccination Myths by Alan G. Phillips http://www.vaccinerights.com/DispellingVaccinationMythsx.pdf and Graphical Evidence that Vaccines Did NOT save us - 2 centuries of data http://childhealthsafety.wordpress.com/graphs