- Background Information
- History of anti-vaxxers
- When first introduced, people thought vaccines were unnatural and wrong.
- Edward Jenner, smallpox vaccine
- When first introduced, people thought vaccines were unnatural and wrong.
- How vaccines work
- Weakened pathogens are used for the body to create antibodies to fight off the disease if someone was to come into contact with it again.
- Types of exemptions
- Philosophical
- Infringes on someone’s personal ideologies or morals.
- Religious
- Some religious groups are against vaccination because it goes against their beliefs.
- Medical
- People who are immunocompromised or too young cannot receive vaccines.
- Philosophical
- History of anti-vaxxers
Thesis: States should do away with non-medical exemptions and require parents to vaccinate their children.
- The benefits of immunization outweigh the risks
- Decreases the risk of contracting deadly childhood diseases.
- Responsible for eradicating dangerous diseases.
- Protects children from fatal childhood illnesses.
- Natural acquired immunity is stronger.
- Vaccines are not 100% effective
- Require multiple doses that may not be effective.
- In some cases, people who were affected by an outbreak were vaccinated.
- Vaccines contain harmful ingredients
- Formaldehyde
- Thimerosal
- Aluminum
- Vaccines can cause adverse effects that can do more harm than the disease itself.
- Severe infections
- Encephalitis
- Death
- Autism
- Vaccines are not 100% effective
- Risking a child’s life for natural acquired immunity can have effects more dangerous than the vaccine itself. Though not 100 percent effective, it is better to be safe than sorry.
- Effects of childhood diseases that children have been vaccinated for.
- Vaccines are tested for safety and constantly reviewed while they are being administered.
- Dosages of ingredients are negligible and safe for babies and adults.
- Diseases that people are vaccinated for have been eradicated, so vaccines are unnecessary.
- Vaccines for diseases were introduced around the time that they were not as common.
- Though we do not see these illnesses as much in the states, they still exist in developing countries.
- Unvaccinated people who travel can spread the diseases.
- Measles outbreak in Ohio due to travelers returning from the Philippines, where it had not been eradicated.
- Unvaccinated people who travel can spread the diseases.
- People should be able to choose whether or not to vaccinate their kids
- Infringes on their freedom to choose
- Government should not intervene with personal medical decisions.
- Parents just want what’s best for their child.
- Parents know their child best and should be allowed to choose whether or not a vaccine will be good for them.
- Infringes on their freedom to choose
- Not vaccinating your child is not only affecting the child and their family.
- Herd immunity
- Protects those who cannot get vaccinated.
- Decreases in herd immunity can be dangerous.
- Outbreaks in Europe due to a drop in vaccination rates.
- Herd immunity