Many childhood diseases can now be prevented through the use of vaccines. Should parents be made by law to immunize their children against common diseases or should individuals have the right to choose not to immunize their children? Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience.
The field of medicine has advanced in leaps and bounds over the past century, and the modern technology available today only accelerates new discoveries and research when it comes to drugs and diseases. As our population is infected by new virus strains, the world's leading scientists are able to create effective
vaccines
in a matter of months, preventing Use synonyms
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spread and decreasing deaths. Despite that, I believe parents should not be made by law to immunise their Linking Words
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against common illnesses.
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vaccines
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, the selling price of the vaccine will be expensive. Linking Words
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, the pathogens inducing common diseases, Linking Words
such
as seasonal flu or food poisoning, are always evolving and mutating as people recover from the ailment. As Linking Words
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vaccines
will have to be made and injected as often as the virus or bacteria changes. If a parent is obliged by law to immunise their Use synonyms
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jeopardise the development of a Linking Words
child
's immune system. In order to build a strong immune system, the Use synonyms
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vaccines
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thus
leaving the Linking Words
child
at a disadvantage in the future should a different disease infect them because their immune system is insufficiently developed.
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children
against common infections is expensive and will impair the growth of their immune systems. Use synonyms
Therefore
, I believe that parents should have the right to decide not to immunise their Linking Words
children
against certain diseases.Use synonyms
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