IMMUNIZATIONS

IMMUNIZATION -primes the bodies to prevent recurrence.


This week was very interesting and eye opener for me. I learned a lot of and confirmed a lot. But what stood out to me the most was the topic of IMMUNIZATIONS. In the United States we are truly blessed compared to Nigeria and surrounding countries, we have enough supply to keep our children through immunizations. Even though some parents choose not to allow their children to receive immunizations its here and it does help to prevent a lot of childhood illness that use to be prone to kill our children or disable them in past decades. One was Polio, it was a disease that crippled and sometimes it was fatal. "Widespread vaccination, begun in 1955, eliminated polio in the Americas" (Kathleen Stassen Berger, pg. 149). I had a student who grandmother was crippled by these disease because there were no vaccinations when she was born. It didn't kill her but she was not able to walk but her soul was amazing. She voiced her opinion very strongly about the importance of getting the vaccinated if it was available to you. It has resurfaced in years but the number are have improved since recent decades.

But in other countries where finances and poverty places an significant role they have limited or no access to immunizations. Children in these countries die from these such as the whooping cough but here in the United States children have a greater chance of not contracting or just surviving the disease.  The oral  polio vaccine containing the live polio virus is used in poor countries because it is cheap."  But the vaccine is said to be CAUSING a mutant polio virus to spread.  In  Nigeria, 124 children were paralyzed in 2009".  They are getting the medicine but at a cheaper cost so it is endangering the lives of million at such a rapid rate. The government is mandating more rules and regulations.

PROS to IMMUNIZATIONS
"Immunizations protects children not only from temporary sickness but also from serious complications, including deafness, blindness, sterility, and meningitis." (Kathleen Stassen Berger, pg. 150).

When a child is receiving the proper immunizations they help stop and prevent the spread of diseases, that not only helps to protect that child but others who may come in contact with them.

CONS to  not IMMUNIZATIONS:
As I mentioned earlier some parents she to not have their child vaccinated because of their personal beliefs, religious beliefs, or just their own thoughts of possible side effects.

"Many parents are concerned about the potential side effects; the rate of missed vaccinations has been rising over the past decades" (Kathleen Stassen Berger, pg. 151)

"About 2 to 3 million children die each year from diphtheria, tetanus, and measles because they have not been immunized (Mahmoud, 2004).

Immunizations is very important and the future of our children and our country. We must take a stand to secure vaccinations for all children in the United States as well as in other countries. Its important because it saves lives and prevents the widespread of crippling and fatal diseases.

                          REFERNCES:
            http://www.unicef.org/esaro/549_immunization.html


            "The Developing Person Through Childhood, sixth edition", Kathleen Stassen Berger, 2014