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- Many people have their concerns about vaccination. But I'm am hear to tell you just how effective and necessary they are! Vaccinations decrease the spread of disease by inputting a weakened or dead part of that germ into the body. Your white blood cells keep watch for germs, and antibodies are launched at them when they are noticed. Memory cells are left in the place of the immune cells that fight off pathogens, and are able to recognize the invader if it returns, being able to better get rid of it. This gives you natural immunity. Without immunization, you'd be more at risk of infection. Infections occur when your body has been invaded by foreign pathogens. --
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- Turkish women actually used to purposely infect their children with smallpox, which is called inoculation. Inoculation is where someone gains immunity to a foreign material by purposely exposing themselves to it. Though you will be sick and there is a risk when it comes to survival, your body will forever be "pre-armed" against whatever infectious outsider entered your body. The Turkish women didn't fully understand what they were doing, they just knew it worked. Death rates of their children dropped from 30% to 2%, proof of just how effective inoculation can be. Going back to how there have been concerns about vaccinations, people have had their own suspicions throughout history. The first vaccine came from cow hide and this caused many to believe they could potentially turn into cows. Sounds crazy but it's true. The most modern concern about vaccines relates to autism. Though it has been proved, there is no link between the two, many once thought they were connected because as more vaccinations were created, more diagnoses of autism were being reported. After many doctors and other advocates searched for answers, we learned autism is a genetic factor and actually can be traced back to when a child is still in the womb.
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- Even with a solution to prevent disease, not everybody can receive vaccinations. This can be due to being of very young age or just medical reasons. There is one way those who are unvaccinated can still stay safe from diseases. This method is called "herd immunity". Herd immunity is where the majority of a population is vaccinated against a certain disease, which therefore decreases the spread since there is a lower risk of catching it. Because it is harder for the disease to transfer between each person, those who are unvaccinated have a better chance at remaining disease-free. This only seems to work in smaller communities, though.
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