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Should I immunize my child?Jun 16 '01 Write an essay on this topic.
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The Bottom Line Your child's health and safety is up to you.
Do you risk your child’s health with immunizations? You bet! But there is a much greater risk of not immunizing. I can quote statistics, research etc., and give exact numbers, but I will just give my experience. I have 3 children, age 15, 12 and 4. All have had all their immunizations on schedule. My youngest had the varicella vaccine. It was new to me and I was very hesitant, he finally got it with no problems. The most my children have ever reacted to immunizations was fever, and some local pain. Do reactions happen? Yes they do, I don’t want anyone to think it doesn’t. Just like everything in life, you have to weigh the pros and cons. If there is a 1 in 1,000,000 chance that your child will contract pertussis (part of the DPT) from their immunization, what is the chance they will contract it without being immunized? It is much greater. If you’ve never seen a child suffer from pertussis (also known as whooping cough), it’s not anything you ever want to see your child go through. Most of these diseases have been eradicated or drastically reduced thanks to immunizations. Small pox is a good example. It is not something you hear about in the news, and it is not routinely vaccinated against because immunizations have stopped the spread. The United States is very advanced in their immunizations and therefore we have less spread of disease than some of the underprivileged countries. I choose to vaccinate my children to spare them the pain and suffering of a debilitating or deadly disease. If I choose not to vaccinate, I feel I am putting their life at risk and risking the other children they play with.  |
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