Before vaccines many children suffered diseases that either crippled them or died from them. In the 30's and 40's children were vaccinated for diphtheria. This disease slowly began disappearing and now this has became a rare condition, smallpox was one of the most devastating diseases the world has ever known. Millions died from it every year. In 1967, the World Health Organization declared war on smallpox and worked on an intensive vaccination program. After 12 years, smallpox has been erased forever
These examples are a few of many reasons immunizing children at an early stage is vital.Since children are so vulnerable scheduled routine vaccinations are the parents responsibility. The possibility that children will become seriously ill or die depends largely on whether their immune systems can fight off infections. The idea behind vaccination is to give you immunity to a disease before it has a chance to make you sick.
Many parents today chose not to vaccinate their childrenn for fear of toxins in the vaccine. Parents are concern with the side effects also their child may have after being vaccinated. Personally, as a parent I didn't see major side effects on my children.If they had a side effect it wasn't major. A slight fever and a sleepless night is far better than my child facing a fatal disease.
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I have to agree. With my own children, I never saw any adverse side effects from the vaccinations. Like you, I would much rather play it safe.
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ReplyDeleteThank you for haring the importance of immunizations. A friend of mine own a home daycare and says she has a client with two children who does not believe in shots because of Jesus healing. I too believe we can be healed by God's grace but I also believe in modern medicine and preventive medicine. Children are more susceptible to illness so it makes no sense to me not to immunize.
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ReplyDeleteWhat a great chart! Thank you for sharing. It is amzing to see the difference in vaccination across the world, and I wonder if in the countries with less vaccination, is it because of availability, health care issues, or cultural beliefs.
-Melanie