The topic I choose to discuss was immunizations. Childhood immunizations are important. Vaccinations are our most important tool for preventing diseases. If diseases can be eliminated then it is important to keep immunizing. If we were to take away the protection given by vaccinations we would see more and more people becoming infected and these diseases will spread to others. It is important that we protect ourselves and keep these disease from becoming a threat to our health. In the older days these diseases caused death because they didn't have the vaccine to give to stop the prevention. We now have a way to save lives so therefore we need to protect our future. If we were to stop vaccinating these diseases could make a comeback. Children here in Georgia have to have immunizations according to schedule and these have to be met before the child starts to school. Ga. law requires children attending school K-12 to be age appropriately immunized with all required vaccines at the time they enter school. Also, all Ga. students who enter 6th grade after July 1, 2007 must take 2 doses of measles vaccines, 2 of mumps, and 1 dose of rubella vaccine. They are also required 2 doses of the chicken pox vaccine because only 1 dose is given at childhood. This is just showing how important it is to continue to make sure that our children are protected against so very deadly diseases. Where I teach at parents have a time frame to get the child's immunization record to us and if not met in that timely manner the child can be sent home until proof is presented. When parents don't stay on the vaccinating schedule and there is no reason, such as a medical reason and the child becomes way behiind on their vaccines this can be a case of child neglect. There must be medical reasons in order for the parent to behind on the child's immunizations. This is simply protecting those around us from getting a disease.
Japan has some different requirements on immunizations than we do here in the United States. Vaccinations recommended in Japan and not in the United States are tuberculosis and Japanese encephalitis. Japanese guidelines do not include vaccinations that are recommended in the United States are hepatitis B, HIB, and chicken pox. The timetables for all common vaccinations are similar. Some immunizations required in Japan and not in the United States are due to the fact that there is a greater risk of the spread of these diseases in that country.
References:
http://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/vac-gen/6mishome.htm
http://www.hhs.gov/nvpo/law.htm
Immunizations are so important. Public educations systems must assist in increasing the knowledge about the importance of immunizations. We make it a requirement but in my district it has not been strictly enforced until recently.
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