Question

Now that we have studied the various types of vaccines, consider the current resurgence of diseases like the measles. How can we convince the general public and possibly even ourselves, that immunization is a necessary preventative measure for diseases that have serious complications? Is there a different schedule that we should consider? Are some forms of vaccines safer than others? Should we spread out the inoculation schedule to prevent confusion of a young person?

(Include terms such as live attenuated, killed or inactive, subunit, toxoid, conjugate, complications of measles, risks to others if uninoculated, risks to individuals that do get inoculated). You are encouraged to use your text and outside sources to develop your informed answer. Use facts and concepts.

Answer 1

We can convience them by health education on its good side that is prevention and enlightening them about the complications if not prevented

It is always better to prevent a disease than to treat it after it occurs.

Diseases that used to be common in this country and around the world, including polio, measles, diphtheria, pertussis (whooping cough), rubella (German measles), mumps, tetanus, rotavirus and Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib) can now be prevented by vaccination. Thanks to a vaccine, one of the most terrible diseases in history – smallpox – no longer exists outside the laboratory. Over the years vaccines have prevented countless cases of disease and saved millions of lives.

Immunity Protects us From Disease

Immunity is the body’s way of preventing disease. Children are born with an immune system composed of cells, glands, organs, and fluids located throughout the body. The immune system recognizes germs that enter the body as “foreign invaders” (called antigens) and produces proteins called antibodies to fight them.

The first time a child is infected with a specific antigen (say measles virus), the immune system produces antibodies designed to fight it. This takes time . . . usually the immune system can’t work fast enough to prevent the antigen from causing disease, so the child still gets sick. However, the immune system “remembers” that antigen. If it ever enters the body again, even after many years, the immune system can produce antibodies fast enough to keep it from causing disease a second time. This protection is called immunity.

It would be nice if there were a way to give children immunity to a disease without their having to get sick first.

In fact there is:

Vaccines contain the same antigens (or parts of antigens) that cause diseases. For example, measles vaccine contains measles virus. But the antigens in vaccines are either killed, or weakened to the point that they don’t cause disease. However, they are strong enough to make the immune system produce antibodies that lead to immunity. In other words, a vaccine is a safer substitute for a child’s first exposure to a disease. The child gets protection without having to get sick. Through vaccination, children can develop immunity without suffering from the actual diseases that vaccines prevent

The schedule

The current schedule has almost all needed vaccinces included in it so no other immunisation schedule is needed

Vaccines types and effects

Vaccines require rigorous follow-up once approved for use to assess types and rates of adverse events. The
development of more effective and even safer vaccines as well as developing vaccines for more diseases
that are serious is always ongoing.
There are many types of vaccines, categorized by the antigen used in their preparation. Their formulations
affect how they are used, how they are stored, and how they are administered. The globally recommended
vaccines discussed in this module fall into four main types.
Types of Vaccine
Live attenuated (LAV)
Inactivated (killed antigen)
Subunit (purified antigen)
Toxoid (inactivated toxins)
– Tuberculosis (BCG)
– Oral polio vaccine (OPV)
– Measles
– Rotavirus
– Yellow fever
– Whole-cell pertussis (wP)
– Inactivated polio virus (IPV)
– Acellular pertussis (aP),
– Haemophilus inuenzae type b (Hib),
– Pneumococcal (PCV-7, PCV-10, PCV-13)
– Hepatitis B (HepB)
– Tetanus toxoid (TT),
– Diphteria toxoid

All these vaccines give diffrent types of effect and many show diffrent types of side effects and not the same for all

Yes the normal inoculation period should be spread out it can avavoid confusion as well as helps in getting immunised at the correct time