Should Vaccinations Be Mandatory?

Should Vaccinations Be Mandatory?

by Roman Espejo
Should Vaccinations Be Mandatory?

Should Vaccinations Be Mandatory?

by Roman Espejo

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Overview

Vaccines are meant to help us, but there are contrary ideas as to whether vaccines are the best alternative. Supporters say that vaccines prevent deadly and serious diseases including rubella, diphtheria, smallpox, polio, and whooping cough. People against vaccination believe that children's immune systems can deal with most infections naturally. They point out that injecting questionable vaccine ingredients into a child may cause side effects, including seizures, paralysis, and death. This book examines the importance of childhood vaccinations for public health, weighing concerns about the risks of vaccines against the consequences of not vaccinating. It explores the issue of mandating vaccinations in the context of personal and religious freedom, and discusses the likelihood that the HPV vaccine will encourage early sexual activity.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780737768633
Publisher: Greenhaven Publishing LLC
Publication date: 05/02/2014
Series: At Issue Series: Social Issues
Pages: 128
Product dimensions: 6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 1.00(d)
Age Range: 15 - 17 Years

Table of Contents

Introduction 7

1 Childhood Vaccines Are Important to Public Health US Department of Health and Human Services 10

2 Governments Force Children to Get Vaccinated Christina England 17

3 The Childhood Vaccine Schedule Is Safe Institute of Medicine 26

4 The Childhood Vaccine Schedule Is Unsafe Neil Z. Miller 33

5 Vaccination Choice Is an Individual Right Mary Holland 39

6 The Anti-Vaccine Movement Disregards the Great Success of Vaccines Yoo Jung Kim 44

7 Vaccine Exemptions Must Be Protected Joseph Mercola 51

8 Widespread Vaccine Exemptions Messing with Herd Immunity John Timmer 62

9 Mandatory Vaccinations for Health-Care Workers Are Effective Czarina Biton 66

10 Mandatory Vaccinations for Health-Care Workers May Not Be Effective Merrill Goozner 74

11 Forcing Flu Shots on Health Care Workers: Who Is Next? Barbara Loe Fisher 78

12 HPV Vaccinations Should Be Given to All Adolescent Girls Kristin Klein Sherry Luedtke 89

13 HPV Vaccinations Should Not Be Mandatory Susan M. Haack 97

Organizations to Contact 66

Bibliography 111

Index 115

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