Public Health Issue Anti Vaccination - 1357 Words

Judith Cramer Public Health Professor Ebin Public Health Issue: Anti-Vaccination Sentiments In California a public health crisis has begun to arise. Parents are choosing not to vaccinate their children much more often then they have in the past years. According to â€Å"Plunge in Kindergartners Vaccination Rate Worries Health Officials,† an article written in the Los Angeles Times, â€Å"California parents are deciding against vaccinating their kindergarten-age children at twice the rate they did seven years ago, a fact public health experts said is contributing to the reemergence of measles across the state and may lead to outbreaks of other serious diseases.† According to the same article, â€Å"for measles and whooping cough [to be avoided], at least 92% of kids need to be immune.† That is to say, at least 92 percent of children need to have had their full immunization in order to avoid specific disease outbreaks such as measles and whooping cough. As the stereotype against immunizing children becomes more prevalent, children (even if they are compl etely immunized) are increasingly placed at risk. Vaccines are not effective in all cases; although the large majority of kids who receive a vaccine will develop immunity, some will not and are still susceptible to infection. Additionally, children who haven’t received full vaccinations are significantly more likely to contract various diseases than others who have. Once infected, these non-immunized children become carriers who willShow MoreRelatedThe Main Stakeholders Of Childhood Vaccination1543 Words   |  7 PagesSTAKEHOLDERS In this area of study related to Childhood Vaccination, we will discuss about the major and key stakeholders. These major stakeholders, those influencing and shaping the debate are; Government and Legislators (Policy Makers), Parents, NGO’s and Lobby Groups. We can also find some least influential stakeholders which do not have as such influence on this issue but they are the one who are most â€Å"affected by† group in term of the issue is concerned. These are New-Parents/Future Parents andRead MoreVaccination Of The Anti Vaccination Movement1324 Words   |  6 PagesVaccination can be defined as a process which most commonly involves, â€Å"the insertion of a special material, called a vaccine, into a person’s body, usually by means of a sharp needle.† (Chatterjee, 2013). This active form of immunisation prevents approximately 2.5 million deaths every year, and is said to be the most effective weapon ever developed for the prevention of serious infectio us diseases (Barnighausen, Bloom, Cafiero-Fonseca O’Brien, 2014; Chatterjee, 2013). The anti-vaccination movementRead MoreVaccines : The Anti Vaccine Movement1385 Words   |  6 PagesVaccines save lives; fear endangers them. Vaccinations have been used since the 18th century to cure various deadly diseases, from smallpox to the influenza virus. On a global level, vaccination is one of the few cost-effective medical measures that result in universal benefit. Yet there have always been those opposed to vaccinations because of possible side effects. With the increase in technology and the ability to share ideas in modern society the anti vaccine movement has flourished making theRead MoreMedia and Its Effects on Society1437 Words   |  6 Pagespeople to voice their thoughts on political and social issues, providing room for different perspectives. Unquestionably, media affects our life in nearly every ways. With a turn of a magazine page, a tune on a radio, or a flip of a T V channel, media somewhat plays a part in our life. Different media coverage can influence the audience interpretation as well as affect the information dissemination. Effective media coverage can lead to positive public viewpoint while poor media coverage can result in disinterestRead MoreGlobal Trend And The Issue Arising From Childhood Communicable Disease856 Words   |  4 Pagescommunicable disease. However, issue exists in the maintenance of immunization coverage. Anti-vaccers, which vary in their educational background, physical condition and financial situation, challenge the necessity, safety and tolerability of vaccination. Being affected by their personal perceptions and extrinsic influences, these people decide to delay the administration or refuse to vaccinate their children at all. This essay will discuss this contemporary global trend and the issue arising from it, includingRead MoreVaccinations Of The Smallpox Vaccine1687 Words   |  7 PagesVaccinations were firs t introduced in the late 18th century by Edward Jenner. He injected a small amount of cowpox in a thirteen year-old boy to demonstrate the effectiveness it had against smallpox, resulting in the development of the first smallpox vaccine in 1798. Because of his discovery, Jenner contributed to the overall annihilation of the disease in 1979 after the vaccine was implemented in different medicines throughout the world (source). Following Jenner, many others produced vaccines toRead MoreThe Importance Of Vaccination1414 Words   |  6 PagesDisease Control (CDC) describes vaccination as being one of the ten greatest achievements in public health of the 20th century (CDC 1999) Despite this regard, speculation regarding the matter of vaccines has been around for nearly the entirety of their existence (Wolfe 2002). In his book, Deadly Choices: How the Anti-Vaccine Movement Threatens Us All, Author Paul Offit does well in informing readers of the ongoing debate regarding the safety and im plementation of vaccinations. Offit begins his book byRead MoreVaccination Of Smallpox And The Elimination Of Various Infectious Diseases1464 Words   |  6 Pagesachievements of public health is that of vaccinations (Dubà © et al., 2013). Since the first vaccine was administered over 200 years ago, immunizations have saved millions of lives worldwide (Larson, Leask, Aggett, Sevdalis, Thomson, 2013). They have contributed to the decline in the morbidity and mortality of various infectious diseases and are credited with the worldwide eradication of smallpox and the elimination of poliomyelitis in the Americas (Dubà © et al., 2013). According to many public health expertsRead MoreThe Anti Vaccination Movement :1300 Words   |  6 Pages MSM Critical Thinking Problem Solving GEN 1113 19 March 2016 The Anti-Vaccination Movement Step one: The current issue I have selected to discuss is vaccinations. In particular, I will be addressing the anti-vaccination movement that has gained popularity in recent years and the contributing biases that influenced its emergence. One event stands out at as a major contributing factor to the growth of the anti-vaccination movement, the 1998 study by Andrew Wakefield that was published by theRead MoreThe Vs. Anti Vaccinators1615 Words   |  7 PagesVaccinators VS. Anti-Vaccinators With the movement leaning towards being healthy and avoiding putting chemicals into our body another controversy decision is being discussed among parents, to vaccinate your children or to not vaccinate them. Anti-vaccination movements have been happening since vaccines were created, but it has been picking up momentum again over the last decade. Vaccines began with the creation of the smallpox vaccine in the early 1800s after Edward Jenner’s experiments with cowpox