To Vaccinate...Or Nah?

By Pauline Justal
  

    Vaccines. We all get them to be healthy but is it really necessary?

    Vaccination was referred as safe and one of the greatest health developments of the 20th century. Vaccines save lives everyday and adverse reactions to them are extremely rare.

    Others say that children have a natural immune system and that injecting questionable vaccine ingredients may cause little to serious harm. Most parents that think vaccines aren’t safe have that opinion because of the rumor that vaccines would be linked to autism. In 2014, children without vaccines for religious reason were kicked out of school during local outbreaks.  

    But the debate of this topic has become more vivid recently, mainly on the Internet. Celebrities and politicians alike are getting involved. The reason for this recent uprising of opinions is referred to as the Disneyland measles outbreak. Between December 15th and December 20th, 19 people reported falling ill after visiting Disney theme parks in California. Of the 16 people from California, two of them were fully vaccinated against the disease. Some were partially vaccinated, and two were too young to be vaccinated.

    Health experts say the best prevention against measles is vaccination. It isn’t fair that the “ bad light” is cast on the people who decide to go against what everybody does and follow their own beliefs. Some people have religious reasons, but it’s really a personal choice made by parents. The parents referred to as “anti-vaxxers” are just worried and should not be looked down upon.