HannaBoccheciamp

Ms.Robillard
LA8Hour7
12March2015
Vaccinations
Formanyyearspeoplehavehadtheirdoubtsaboutvaccinationsandhowtheycanaffect
howyoulive.Somemaysaythattheycausebadsideeffectsorevencauseautism.Thoughthe
vaccinationsmayhavecausedsideeffectsinveryrare,casestheycanalsobebeneficialtoyou
andthepeoplearoundyou.
Vaccinationscausemanybadsideeffects.Inaboutoneper20,000babiesintheUnited
States.[
49
]Longtermseizures,coma,loweredconsciousness,andpermanentbraindamagemay
beassociatedwiththeDTaP(diphtheria,tetanus,andpertussis)andMMRvaccines.
(Vaccines
ProCon.org)
Doctorshavefoundnewwaystopreventtheingredientsinvaccinesthatmayhave
causedbadsideeffects.Herearesomereasonswhy.Therealsohavebeenveryrarecasesof
vaccinescausingautism.Mysonwasdiagnosedshortlyafterhetookhisfirstvaccine.
(Healthcare)Thoughinthiscase,vaccineshadcausedtheautismitcouldjusthavebeena
coincidence.
Firstvaccinationsdonotcauseautism.Aftermanyyearsofresearchvaccinesdonot
causeautism.(HealthCare)Ifthewebsitethattalksaboutautismcanevensaythatvaccinesdo
notcauseautism,thenmostlikelyvaccinesdonotcauseautism.AutismSpeaks.orgiscertified
bymanymedicalcorporationsanddoctorsthatspecializeinvaccinationsnotcausingautism.
Alsoifthepeoplethatresearchautismandsaythatvaccinesdonotcauseautismpeopleshould
beokwithtakingvaccinesandnothavetoworryaboutserioussideeffects.

CDCsupportstheIOMconclusionthatthereisnorelationshipbetweenvaccinesand
autismratesinchildren.Besidesthimerosal,somepeoplehavehadconcernsaboutothervaccine
ingredientsinrelationtoautismaswell.However,nolinkshavebeenfoundbetweenany
vaccineingredientsandautism.(HealthCare)Ifthedoctorshaventfound,linksbetweenautism
andvaccinesthentherereallyshouldnotbeanydoubtbetweenvaccinesandautism.TheCDCis
thecenterfordiseasecontrolandprevention.Thewebsitesaysthattheyhavereducedthe
ingredientthermosil,studyingthattheingredientcould'vebeenthecausefortheautism.
Althoughsignsofautismmayappearataboutthesametimechildrenreceivecertain
vaccinessuchasthemeasles,mumpsandrubella(MMR)vaccinethisissimplya
coincidence.(ClinicStaff)Itissimplyacoincidencepeopleshouldntbeworriedthattheirchild
couldpossiblygetautism.
NextVaccineshelpfightagainstmeasles."Anyonewhohaseithernothadthemeasles
orwhohasnotbeenadequatelyvaccinatedagainstmeaslescaneasilygetthediseaseifexposed.
Ofthepeoplewhobecomeinfected,thoseathighestriskofsevereillnessandcomplicationsare
childrenlessthan5yearsofage,pregnantwomen,individualswithaweakenedimmunesystem
andadultsolderthan20,"accordingtoDHEC.(Turner)Whywouldyouwanttohaveariskof
gettingoneoftheworstdiseases?Also,ifsomebodyyouknowhasthediseaseyouaremore
likelytogetthedisease.
InSouthCarolinavaccinesaremandatoryforschoolattendance.TheSouthCarolina
DepartmentofHealthandEnvironmentalControl,orDHECstatedthattheir"currentand
historicalrecordsshowstherehavenotbeenanyinstancesofmeaslesinSouthCarolinaasfar

backas1999."(Templeton)(Turner)ThisevidenceshowsthatthepeopleofSouthCarolinahave
norecentcasesofmeaslesbecausetheyarevaccinated.
"Fullyvaccinatedpeoplewhogetmeaslesaremuchmorelikelytohaveamilderillness,
andtheyarealsolesslikelytospreadthediseasetootherpeople,includingpeoplewhocan'tget
vaccinatedbecausetheyaretooyoungorhaveweakenedimmunesystems,"theCDCadded
(Turner)Ifyougetavaccineyouwouldgetamildercaseofmeaslesandwouldmakethedisease
lesslikelytoharmanotherperson.
Lastlyifyoudontgetavaccineitallowsthediseasetospread.Immunizationsprotect
childrenfromdangerouschildhooddiseases.Anyofthesediseasescancauseserious
complicationsandcanevenkill.(Immunizations)Yourchildcouldprotectitselffromdangerous
thingsthatcouldpotentiallykill.Thediseasewouldprobablycausemoreharmthanthevaccine
itself.
Thevirusesandbacteriathatcauseillnessanddeathstillexistandcanbepassedonto
thosewhoarenotprotectedbyvaccines.Inatimewhenpeoplecantravelacrosstheglobeinjust
oneday,
itsnothardtoseejusthoweasilydiseasescantravelto.(FoundationforInfectiousDiseases)If
thediseasecanbespreadsoquicklywhywouldntyouwanttogetvaccinated?Ifyoudontget
vaccinatedthediseasecanspreadquicklytootherpeople.
Thevaccinationscanpreventmanydiseases.(Healthcare)Therearesomanydiseasesthat
maybewedontevenknowthatexistthattheycouldprevent.

Inconclusionvaccinesdonotcausemanyserioussideeffectsorautism.Doctorshave
foundmanywaystofixthevaccinesandmakethemmorehelpfultopeoplewithoutthe
dangeroussideeffects.

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