Vaccinations and Children - 1531 Words

There is much debate and controversy about child vaccinations being safe or not. Parents wonder should they get their children vaccinated and take the risk of their child having a side effect. While some experts say that vaccinations are safe, others say that vaccinations are deadly. Approximately 100 years ago children received 1 vaccine, smallpox. About 40 years ago children received 5 vaccines, diphtheria, pertussis, tetanus, smallpox and polio. Today a child receives 52 vaccines, 15 of these shots are by the age of 16 months (http://tuberose.com). By the time another 100 years go by it is possible that our children will receive double the amount of vaccinations of today which would put children receiving about†¦show more content†¦There is approximately 1,000 infants die each year as a direct result of the DTP vaccine. Approximately 35,000 acute neurological reactions occur within 48 hours of the shot. (www.tuberose.com). Doctors, FDA, and CDC are all telling us the vaccines are safe, but are they really. I visited a site called the Tragedy of Vaccinations and in this site it had pictures and a list of names of children who had a severe reaction to vaccinations, first on the list was a boy name Chris- Christopher died 21 hours after receiving his first DPT and OPV vaccination at two months of age. Second, Ashley- 72 hours after receiving her 4th DPT and OPV and HIB, she was hospitalized with encephalitis and kidney failure, she is severely mentally and physically handicapped. Third Richell- 10 hours after her 3rd DPT and OPV she suffered a grand mal seizure, she is now mentally and physically hand icapped (www.yourlifesource.com) and the list went on. These are only a few of the thousands of children who suffer from mental and physical handicaps and who have died from these so called routine vaccinations. I would guarantee you that the parents of these children would argue that vaccinations are not safe by any means. A quote from Dr Jeffrey S Sartin, MD stating, â€Å"Simply put, it is not ethical to give a medicine that will kill and maim persons for no demonstrated benefit. AssuagingShow MoreRelatedVaccination Of Children And Children1730 Words   |  7 PagesVaccinations in Children Is it fair to not vaccinate children because we don’t want to? Because they do not need to and they will not get sick? No. It is not fair to not vaccinate children because they won’t get sick. By not vaccinating children you are doing others harm. Every child has a different immune system and reacts to illnesses differently. Imagine having a child with disabilities and having them around children that have not been vaccinated. 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