Vaccines or immunizations are the safe and effectively induced medications used to counteract the infection caused by bacteria or virus.
Vaccinations and immunizations are the injected, weak in nature, fragment of diseases. They trigger immunization process and ailment-specific antibodies.
With vaccinations and immunizations done, your body is immune to the actual infection-causing organism. Therefore, the infection can be combated effectively at its initial stages or its severity be reduced greatly.
Reasons to Get Vaccinations and Immunizations
Prevention of disease is cost-effective and easier than its treatment and this is the general objective of immunizations.
Vaccinations and immunizations prevent one from falling prey to fatal diseases and inhibit its transmission to other individuals. Immunizations have effectively inhibited the spread of once commonly occurring contagious diseases, such as whooping cough, mumps, and measles.
For sustained immunity against disease, the body is either vaccinated for once; while in some cases it may require the occasional intake of ‘’boosters’’ or updates.
Do Immunizations Carry Any Side Affects?
Vaccine usually mild and safe in nature, do carry side effects when induced with some medication. Vaccinations and immunizations can most commonly result in the following type of minor reactions:
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Low-grade fever
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Swollen injection site
Usually it takes couple of days for the side effects to disappear. High fevers, across 104 F, happen in very rare cases. They do not cause mental or physical disturbance to your child, but can upset or cause discomfort to him/ her.
Vaccines can at time result in acute allergic reactions in children. They usually happen right after vaccination and the doctors are well-trained to offer suitable treatments in case of an allergic reaction. Now the question is – is it worth the risk? The answer is yes. The benefits of vaccines far outweigh the risks of an allergic reaction.
Immunizations- How Effective are they?
Vaccines prevent diseases. However, they may not always be effective. According to the CDC, childhood immunizations generally are 90-100% effective. Yet, for unknown reasons, few vaccines would be ineffective against certain diseases. This aspect makes vaccination a more important contraption. Vaccination does help! The occurring disease would be milder in nature which otherwise would have proved to be fatal in absence of a vaccine.
Vaccines and the Three Widespread Delusions
Myth # 1: No Vaccination is needed for Sporadic Diseases
Vaccines make the diseases sporadic. Non-immunization puts the public at peril. The infectious disease can make a comeback even in places where they have been treated effectively.
Many parents today have not even heard of whooping cough, measles, and diphtheria, it is because vaccines have made these diseases disappear. That being said, these diseases can easily make a comeback if we stop vaccinations and immunizations.
Myth # 2: Additive Thimerosal Make Vaccines Hazardous
No, they do not. Swelling and redness around the injection sites are few of the minor reactions for thimerosal carrying vaccines, which are the mercury-preservatives. However, as a precautionary measure, the vaccine manufacturers and the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) have eliminated and reduced the thimerosal use.
Myth #3: Autism Is a Vaccine-Caused Disorder
Thimerosal and autism do not share any link. Vaccines prevent you and your child from fatal diseases such as rubella, mumps and measles, that is a proven fact. Meanwhile, autism being a result of vaccines is something that is largely propagated by anti-vaccine groups, without much scientific evidence to back the claim.
