Using science to make informed decisions about global/societal issues

Using science to make informed decisions about global /societal issues

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Childhood Inoculations : Would you inoculate your child as per the Center for Disease Control 's recommendations

In the US , before any child that enters school , the immunization records are thoroughly checked . The educational officers strongly consider updated immunization status before admitting the child to the school . Immunization would begin at infancy and would continue till the age of 14 years (Kroger , 2004 . The CDC has strongly recommended immunization of infants , newborns , children , adolescents and

adults from several diseases including poliomyelitis , diphtheria , pertussis measles , mumps , rubella , chicken pox , tetanus , hepatitis A B influenza , typhoid , pneumococcal infections , yellow fever , etc (Kroger 2004 . The vaccine recommendation are not based on any arbitrary criteria but on data obtained from several comprehensive studies scientific knowledge , characteristics of the vaccine product characteristics of immunization , epidemiology of various diseases (including morbidity , mortality , etc , safety considerations that have been studied for the use of vaccine , strong cost analysis studies (which clearly demonstrate that vaccines are effective in reducing the cost of healthcare , and expert opinion from the healthcare sector (Kroger 2004

Vaccination has a few risks involved which may favor the argument against undergoing immunization . Data has suggested that vaccination may be associated with Sudden Infant Death Syndrome and breathing problems in infants . In Japan , when the use of vaccination was reduced there was a dramatic reduction in the number of cases of SIDS . In many instances , vaccination has not found...