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Mrs.Robillard
LA8Hour7
12March2015
LifeandCostSavingSupport
Inthisdayandagewedontworryaboutdiseaseslikepolio,diphtheria,ormeasles.Weassume
thattheyaregone.Butinrealitytheyarestillpresentinsociety.But,vaccineshavebeenableto
decreasetheamountofthediseaseanddecreasegreatlythenumberofinfected.Whiletheyhave
madeAmericamuchhealthier,thediseasescanstillinfectsomeoneiftheyarenotvaccinated.
Vaccinesareverybeneficialforchildren.Somepeoplebelievethatvaccinesareharming
childrenandcancauseautism.Thesepeoplebelievethatweshouldnotgivevaccinesto
children.Althoughmanystillgetthemandencourageotherstodothesame.Vaccineshavebeen
proveneffectiveanddonotcauseautism,andthroughoutallthisvaccineshavebeenproventime
andtimeagainthattheyarebeneficialtochildren.

Now,althoughtheseantivaccinationistsclaimthatvaccinescancauseautismandbraindamage,
andthatshortlyafterreceivingtheselifesavingvaccinestheirkidsgotsickandhadbrain
damage,studieshaveproventhattheycannot.Ithasbeenprovenmanytimesbymultiple
scientificstudies.Analysisof10studiesinvolvingmorethan1.2millionchildrenreaffirmsthat
vaccinesdontcauseautismMMRshotmayactuallydecreaserisk.(
CentersforDisease
ControlandPrevention
)Manyparentsdonotwanttoputtheirchildrenatriskofgettingautism,
oranyunwantedimmuneresponses.Butstill,thereissomuchevidenceagainstthefactthatthey

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causeautism.Whatreasonsaretheretonotgetvaccines?Butforthepoorcountriesthatare
pronetooutbreaks,manyareworriedforthem.ItissaidbysomethatPoorcountrieswillbe
hardpressedtopayforexpandedvaccinedeliverywithoutsubstantialoutsidesupport.("Saving
Lives,SavingMoneyWithChildhoodVaccines")Ifcountriescantgetthevaccineshowcan
theyhelp?However,thatdoesntmeanvaccinesdontworkorarenteffective,andhowcan
countriesgainpoweriftheirpopulationisdyingoffandtheeconomyisgoingdownhill?

Nowfirst,Vaccinessavelivesandsufferingformanychildren.Vaccinesdefinitelyhave
affectedsociety.Vaccinepreventablediseaselevelsareatornearrecordlows.Eventhough
mostinfantsandtoddlershavereceivedallrecommendedvaccinesbyage2,many
underimmunizedchildrenremain,leavingthepotentialforoutbreaksofdisease.("Diseasesand
VaccinesLP|Vaccines.gov")Thisprovesthatthesevaccinesareeffective.Theyhelpinmore
waythanone.Notreceivingthemmayputyouandothersatrisk.Vaccinesarenecessaryfor
societyandforyourlife.Havingunvaccinatedchildrencanbeathreattosociety.Accordingto
theCDCWehaverecordornearrecordlowlevelsofvaccinepreventablediseasesintheUnited
States,butthatdoesnotmeanthesediseaseshavedisappeared.Manyofthevirusesandbacteria
thatcauseillnessstillcirculateinthiscountryorareonlyaplanerideaway.Thatswhyits
importantthatchildren,especiallyinfantsandyoungchildren,receiverecommended
immunizationsontime.Vaccinesalsoprotectteenagersandadultstokeepthemhealthy
throughouttheirlives.(
CentersforDiseaseControlandPrevention
)Unvaccinatedchildrenpose
athreatbecausetheymaycatchthediseaseandthenspreadittoothers.Ifanoutbreakwereto
occuritcouldhurttheUSinmanyways.Wemaylosemanyjobsandbusinessesandfamilies

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couldbetornapartbytheillnesses.Somemaywonderhowthesevaccineswork.Vaccineswork
bystimulatingourimmunesystemtoproduceantibodies(substancesproducedbythebodyto
fightdisease)withoutactuallyinfectinguswiththedisease.("HowVaccinesWork")Thisisonly
intendedtohelpandstrengthenyourimmunesystem.Thereisnothingaboutthisthatwouldput
youatriskofbraindamageoranyothersideeffectssomemightbebelievedtooccur.This
simpleeffectiveprocedureislifesaving

Next,vaccinesdonotcauseautismorbraindamageandmayactuallydecreasetherisk.Nowfor
thosewhomightsayvaccinescauseautism,Analysisof10studiesinvolvingmorethan1.2
millionchildrenreaffirmsthatvaccinesdontcauseautism.(
CentersforDiseaseControland
Prevention
)Thisoverwhelmingamountofevidenceisagainsttheclaimthatitcausesautism.
Thisprovesthemwrong.Wehavenoreasontofearthatthesevaccinesmightcauseautism.Not
onlydovaccineswork,buttheyarehighlyeffective.Vaccinesaregenerallyconsideredtobethe
mostsuccessfulpublichealthinterventioneverdevised.Andyettherehavebeenopponentsof
vaccineseversincetherehavebeenvaccines.Socalledantivaccinationistshaveclaimedover
theyearsthatvaccinesdonotwork,despitetheoverwhelmingevidencethattheydo.Theyoften
spreadmisinformationaboutvaccines,suchasthenotionthatvaccinesweakentheimmune
system,wheninfacttheyworkbystrengtheningtheimmuneresponseagainstthetarget
infection.("Vaccines&AutismScienceBasedMedicine")Howcantheseharmyouifthey
havebeenproventohelp.Withoutthesevaccinesmanymorepeoplewoulddie.Allthealleged
constogettingvaccineshavebeenprovenfalse.Notonlydovaccinesnotcauseautism,but
accordingtotheCDCtheMMRshotmayactuallydecreaserisk.(
CentersforDiseaseControl

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andPrevention
)Thereisnoreasontobelievethatvaccinescancauseautism.Whileinfact,there
isnowevidencetosupportthefactthattheymaydecreasetheriskofautism.Itisverysadthat
somekidsgotautismaftervaccinations,butyoushouldnotputthematmoreriskbynot
vaccinatingthemasrecommendedbydoctors.

Lastly,vaccinesnotonlysavelives,butmoney,theyhelpcountry'seconomyandsociety.These
vaccinescaneconomicallyhelpfamiliesandthecountry.Wereestimatingthatoverthenext10
years,whilesavingsixmillionchildrenslives,wecanalsogeneratesavingsoreconomicvalue
ofbetween150and230billiondollars.("SavingLives,SavingMoneyWithChildhood
Vaccines")Notonlyareyouhelpingyourcommunitybygettingavaccine,youarehelpingyou
country.Withtheextramoneythegovernmentdoesnothavetospendontheill,theycan
improvethecommunityyoulivein.Notonlythat,butvaccinesaresavingmillionsofkidslives.
Notonlyisthecommunityandgovernmentprosperingfromvaccines,butvaccinesaregiving
fewermedicalbillsforfamiliesandlessfamiliesareinpoverty.("SavingLives,SavingMoney
WithChildhoodVaccines")Vaccinescandecreasetheamountofmoneyafamilyhastopayfor
healthcare.Inturn,thiscanleadtomorefamilieslivingalifethatismoredesired.These
vaccineshelptopreventpovertyaswell.Notonlycouldthishelpprosperouscountriesbutinthe
longrunitcanhelppoorcountries.Vaccinesofferthemostcosteffectiveapproachtocontrolling
infectiousdiseases.("ResultFilters")Inthelongruntheselessfortunatecountrieswillgrowaall
aroundstrongernation.Withmorejobgrowthandbusinessescountrieswillbecomemore
successful.Notonlythatbutiflessofthepopulationissickordead,theycanincreasejobsand
becomemorepowerful.Whenpeoplethinkthatwespendtoomuchmoneyonthesevaccines

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thereissomethingmoretothinkabout.(Doyou)realizethatessentiallyforthepriceofalatte
coffeeyoucanbuyadoseofalifesavingvaccine.Thisisreallywithinthereachofeveryday
citizensandtheirgovernments.("SavingLives,SavingMoneyWithChildhoodVaccines")
Vaccinesoverallarenotthatexpensive.whenyoucomparethecostofvaccinestothemoney
andthelivessaved,itprovesthatvaccinesareaverygoodideaforcountriesandhelpthem
greatly.Wheremightyoubetodayiftherewerenovaccines?

Toconclude,Ihopeyoucannowseeallthemanyprostovaccines.Vaccinesareclearly
beneficialforchildrenandthecountryasawhole.Wherewouldwebewithoutthem?Without
theseessentialvaccinesmanymorepeoplewoulddie.Notonlyaretheysavinglives,butmoney
aswell.Thevaccinesarehelpingfamiliesandthecountryseconomy.Notonlyhavetheybeen
provennottocauseautism,buttheymayactuallydecreasetherisk.Thesevaccinesareessential
insocietyforyoursafetyandthesafetyandwellbeingofothers.Whatkindofcitizenwouldput
itscountryatrisk.Aretherestillreasonsnottogetvaccines.

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