I choose immunization because this topic is important to many in several different ways. First, immunizations have continued to keep the spread of disease low. They have also lowered the amounts of deaths and saved lives over the years. However, I have had a couple instances at my years at Head Start where parents that are against “Immunization” for religious reasons. I had a student in my classroom two years ago that stayed sick all the time and it was a big concern for me. I spoke with the parents and informed my center director of the situation and she documented all the comments and concerns. She also called the school nurse and informed them of the situation but that was the parents choice. Whatever, bacteria or viruses this student had needed medical attention. In the article
Should Any Vaccines be Required for Children, the scientists and disease experts contend and claim, “anti-vaccination studies are often faulty, biased, and misleading.” Obviously, educated individuals like them would be much convincing than say your neighbor. If parents would take the time to view both sides of the argument, they would open their eyes to all the advantages that vaccines bring to their children. I personally feel like it is important to get your children immunizations. I can not see how some parents go without. I understand the different religions. We are all unique in our own special ways but truth be told. If it was not for immunization we probably would not be here.
Vaccination for Child in China
Every child deserves to benefit from lifesaving vaccines. The world has the resources to resolve and dramatically improve immunization programs in even the poorest of countries. I feel like good health is the foundation upon which individuals and families build long, healthy lives. I real problem occurs when we start talking cost and how these vaccines are stored. The article Vaccination for Children in China it stated, “ In 2014, 4 children died and an additional 70 became ill due to improperly stored vaccines. The government insisted that the vaccines were safe but admitted that the manufacturer of the vaccines and the provincial Center of Disease Control and Prevention had violated the regulations.” After researching about immunizations I feel this will impact my future work by paying closer attention to immunizations that are brought in by students and keeping up with the current information from DHEC.
Options for Vaccinations in China
| Types of vaccination | Disease |
| Imported vaccines | Pneumococcal disease, rabies |
| Joint venture vaccines that are produced outside of China but packaged in China | Hepatitis B, pentaxim (5 in 1 for diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis, polio and Hib), |
| Local vaccines | Japanese encephalitis, varicella, MMR, hepatitis A, DTaP, BCG |
The Rotavirus vaccine and Typhoid vaccine are currently not available in China. (as at June 2013)
References:
Vaccines ProCon.org. (n.d.). Retrieved May 14, 2016, from http://vaccines.procon.org/
Vaccination for Children in China. (2012). Retrieved May 14, 2016, from http://www.expatmedicare.com/vaccination-china
I also feel that immunization is a very important topic to discuss. Without them people are truly put at risk of spreading something deadly at a face pace. Just look at the Zika virus. Although its not a vaccination issue, but with each new outbreak comes new vaccinations to help reduce the spread of the virus. No matter what country our children are born in, no one should have the authority to pick and choose the cheapest way to store these vaccines.
ReplyDeleteChildhood immunization is such an important topic. In many states in our countries not only can parents decided against immunizations because of religious beliefs, but for personal reasons as well. Unfortunately, what we tend to see are incidents where disease has been spread when it is very unnecessary. I believe this is a situation where morals and beliefs play a role in how parents choose to protect their children.
ReplyDeleteI do not feel that there is a right or wrong side to this issue. I feel that as an educator it is my job to present materials for parents to make good choices concerning their children's health. One aspect that I have researched is that there is no proof that vaccinations correlate with autism. When we present information in an understandable way, we give the gift of knowledge. Then it is up to the parents to make their own decisions. There are things such as herd immunizations so that large amount of people are protected, but that not always helps.
Great post!
Cindy
I believe immunization is another important topic but I think that it is complicated and sensitive topic because everyone have a different believes on whether it is safe to get immuniztion shots or not.I enjoyed reading your post .
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