This topic is meaningful to me because I always kept all of my children appointments especially the ones that included vaccinations. Now that I am in the child care field, I am learning
that their are so many children that have not been immunized. I recently have a
family member who wanted to enroll her two children into my daycare. It was then
that I learned her children had not been immunized since she brought them home
from the hospital which was 2-3 years ago. I found this information to be
esstonishing to me because her children aren't protected. I also know that their
are many people who do not believe in immunizing their children due to religious
reasons or personaly beliefs.
Immunizations for children in the U.S. are
doubled the amount for children in the Western countries (Generation rescue,
2009). A study was performed to see if the higher vaccination requirements lead
to autism and under 5 mortality rate. At the end of the study, the idea that
vaccinations cause autism was dismissed due to the implications that a lesser
vaccination requirement would increase infant mortality and other diseases
(Generation rescue, 2009). Iceland and Sweden have a vaccination requirement of
11 manadatory shots. Iceland infant mortality rate is 3.9 and Sweden is 4.0 per
1,000 children. Although these rates are low compared to the United States
additional studies are needed to actually reduce the amount of required
immunizations in the U.S.
This information could change the amount of
immunizations that are required for children in the U.S. to begin daycare.
Considering their isn't enough evidence to support this theory, I still feel
that parents should be knowledgable about the importance of vaccinating.
Generation rescue inc., (2009) Retrieved on November 11, 2010 from www.rescuepost.com/file/gr-autism_and_vaccines_world_special
that their are so many children that have not been immunized. I recently have a
family member who wanted to enroll her two children into my daycare. It was then
that I learned her children had not been immunized since she brought them home
from the hospital which was 2-3 years ago. I found this information to be
esstonishing to me because her children aren't protected. I also know that their
are many people who do not believe in immunizing their children due to religious
reasons or personaly beliefs.
Immunizations for children in the U.S. are
doubled the amount for children in the Western countries (Generation rescue,
2009). A study was performed to see if the higher vaccination requirements lead
to autism and under 5 mortality rate. At the end of the study, the idea that
vaccinations cause autism was dismissed due to the implications that a lesser
vaccination requirement would increase infant mortality and other diseases
(Generation rescue, 2009). Iceland and Sweden have a vaccination requirement of
11 manadatory shots. Iceland infant mortality rate is 3.9 and Sweden is 4.0 per
1,000 children. Although these rates are low compared to the United States
additional studies are needed to actually reduce the amount of required
immunizations in the U.S.
This information could change the amount of
immunizations that are required for children in the U.S. to begin daycare.
Considering their isn't enough evidence to support this theory, I still feel
that parents should be knowledgable about the importance of vaccinating.
Generation rescue inc., (2009) Retrieved on November 11, 2010 from www.rescuepost.com/file/gr-autism_and_vaccines_world_special
No comments:
Post a Comment