Posted on Jume 50, 2008 by Kathy Mckas in All, Children, Ethis Heath, Parentine

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Posted on Jume 50, 2008 by Kathy Mckas in All, Children, Ethis Heath, Parentine Comments (118) Needling Questions: Immunizing Kids Keywords: children, parenting and health If you choose not to have your child vaccinated against measles, mumps, chicken pox, and other infectious diseases, does your responsibility end there? It's a debate that continiues as the trend for not vaccinating children increases Parents who believe that vaccinations are linked to autism, or who obiect for religious reasons, balk at government regulations that bar their unvaccinated children from attending school if they don't have the required shots. One anti-vaccination group calls forced vaccination "a violation of human rights." But those on the opposite side of the argument say not vaccinating violates the rights of others. According to officials at the Centers for Disease Control, "The decision not to vaccinate is a decision for your child but also a decision for society." They say that unlike other medical issues where refusing treatment affecets only the patient, refusing vaccinations puts others at risk as well, including newboms and people with suppressed immune systems. Parents ofunimmunized children rely on the vast majority of kids who do get their shots, figuring there's little polio, measles, chicken pox or other pathogens to be found among so many protected kids. But with recent measles outbreaks in four states, that protection may not be enough. "We are seeing outbreaks that look different, concentrated among intentionally unimmunized people," says an immunization official. "I hope they're not the begining of a worse trend." Tellus what you think: When it comes to vaccinations, do parents have a responsibility beyond their own children? over

Explanation / Answer

The main arguments for the use of vaccination are:

1. Not vaccinating the children violates the rights of others.

2. Because refusing vaccination put others at the risk like newborns, persons with suppressed immune system.

The arguments against the use of vaccination are:

1. Vaccinating the children is against the human rights, as some people thought that vaccinating the children develops autism in them.

2. Vaccination is against the religious beliefs.

My opinion is:

Parents should come out of false religious beliefs. It is every one's responsibility to safeguard the society from diseases. Prevention of diseases is possible only by vaccination.

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