Whether or not vaccinations should be mandatory by the State and Local Government has been debated for years. Proponents of vaccinations state that vaccinations are safe and could easily be the greatest health development of the 20th century. Opponents of vaccinations state that children's immune system can fight most infections naturally. Injecting questionable vaccine ingredients into children can have serious side effects. With great arguments made on both sides of this debate the big question is are these vaccines even worth the damage they could potentially cause our children and whose choice should it be whether or not to vaccinate his/herself or their children?
Many if not all vaccines contain harmful ingredients that can cause serious disorders and health issues. These harmful ingredients include but are not limited to Mercury compounds, Aluminum, Formaldehyde, and Glutaraldehyde. These harmful ingredients have been linked to autism and neurological harm to the human body. They may cause side effects such as cardiac impairment and central nervous system depression. All vaccines carry a risk of life-threating allergic reactions for children and could potentially cause real damage to a child. Not only do these vaccines have the potential to cause harm to children but it infringes upon constitutionally protected religious freedoms. There are several religions that oppose vaccines and mandatory vaccinations to make these individuals with religious preferences against vaccinations go through a long drawn out process to be exempt from vaccinations is against the First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution. This Amendment states that “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof”. Government should not be allowed to intervene in personal medical choices, one should have the right to make his or her own decisions on what their bodies endure or what does or doesn't not get injected into their bodies. The government should not have the power to make medical decisions for us.
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Hi Christina,
I think whether vaccinations should be mandatory for adults and children is a strong topic to have chosen due to its relevancy and importance. Many schools, jobs, and other affiliations require that attendee’s must have specific vaccinations. Also with the increase of research being done in medicine, we are discovering more about these vaccinations that, since their creation, people have always seemed to get without much hesitation.
It seems like you have a good bit of understanding of the different components that make up a vaccine. Like you said, there are harmful agreements in these shots. However vaccines have a purpose, and it is to prevent any further risk of developing a certain disease or sickness. I understand that vaccines seem harmful, and it’s ironic that receiving them does raise an immediate risk of getting sick, but it is why we take vaccines in the first place. I cannot imagine vaccines being a popular precaution taken if the chance of getting sick or developing a disease at the onset of injection outweighed the chances of the vaccine actually being preventative.
It is interesting that you bring up the first amendment because while it states “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of a religion,” what you are trying to debate is if vaccines are ethical. While some people do reject vaccinations due to religious affiliations, what matters is if the vaccination itself proves to be helpful and ethical.
I like what you begin to say towards the end of your blog post about how nobody should be able to intervene with “what their bodies endure.” This paints a great visual in my head and I like how you phrased it.
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