The Pros And Cons Of Vaccination In Third World Children

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Every day about 6 million children are dying of infections and preventable diseases, but this could end with immunization (Child Survival Revolution Para 1). Parents and children in third world countries are the ones affected the most as they lose their friends, family, and children without immunization programs. Infants’ immune systems are not fully developed and are being exposed to infectious diseases in these third world countries. Third world countries’ populations are being affected by the pollution and diseases in their water and air (Third World Population Para 1). If your older brother or older sister had a disease that is diminished with immunization then this would matter to you much more. These immunization programs are a bigger …show more content…
This topic Shouldn't even be discussed , this information needs to be put on the table first thing. The parents of these children should be allowed or at least informed correctly that these vaccinations are there to help their child not infect them with more diseases or infections. In Sara’s wonderful and successful life time she established a clinic where parents could come and would be trained and advised about all precautions involving their children ( Sara Josephine Baker Para 7). She was doing the right thing by opening this clinic where parents could go receive the full insight on what they should do with their child in the case of an emergency and all sorts of training and the best part it was done by a specialized nurse that way you could trust what you were being told and influenced to do. If the parents don't know the truth behind vaccinations which is that they will help the child and not hurt it the parents in these countries will be blind to the benefits that a single vaccination could do for their children's life. The parents need to be provided with the information about the immunization programs and their