Assessment-Yes or No?
Based on my research and investigation into this fascinating disease, I believe that parents should get their children vaccinated and it should be made a compulsory process. Looking at the advantages and disadvantages, this decision comes down to the fact that the benefits outweigh the risks. The benefits such as the no cost for carers of newborns and the protection of up to ten years overlooks the risks of having mild fevers and reactions to the vaccination. The increase of babies now-a-days makes it even more important to make this vaccine a compulsory one for babies. If all babies are vaccinated within the first 6 months, the risk of an outbreak occuring of the disease drops dramatically as doctors and researchers know that all babies are vaccinated. Not only this, but the vaccine covers 3 essential vaccinations that the babies will most likely receive in the future so making this vaccine compulsory means that the vaccine process for these babies is out of the parents and doctors way for another 10 years.
The other key part why the vaccine realistically should become compulsory for babies is that this is when humans are most vulnerable to pertussis, when we are babies. Vaccinations at this young age gives babies and families the most possible protection against this disease during the time frame when they are most vulnerable. Making the vaccination a compulsory process in our society, means that we will most likely not have to worry about the pertussis disease that much as we know that all babies are vaccinated and the disease would be far less likely to spread as much if all babies did not have to be vaccinated.
The other key part why the vaccine realistically should become compulsory for babies is that this is when humans are most vulnerable to pertussis, when we are babies. Vaccinations at this young age gives babies and families the most possible protection against this disease during the time frame when they are most vulnerable. Making the vaccination a compulsory process in our society, means that we will most likely not have to worry about the pertussis disease that much as we know that all babies are vaccinated and the disease would be far less likely to spread as much if all babies did not have to be vaccinated.
