Question

Measles is a potentially fatal disease. According to the CDC, for every 1000 children who come down with measles 1 or 2 will die. Although the vaccination risk proposed by Wakefield has not been supported, there are other potential risks to vaccination (e.g. allergic reactions). Do you believe people have a moral and/or societal responsibility to get their children vaccinated? Briefly discuss the ethics surrounding this issue, including a scientific argument to back up your opinions. Include the term “herd immunity” so that the definition is clear from context in your discussion (look online or in the textbook for the definition).

Answer 1

Answer: Vaccines are usually has purpose to build up the immunity. Vaccination should be given to the children. As there are many advantages of the vaccination as compared to it's disadvantages. So, there is a ethical conflict occurs where the parents doesn't want their child be vaccinated. It is important and ethical duty of the parents as well as people to get themselves and children vaccinated. This will prevent them from various communicable disease. The some of the advantages are:

• It is much cheaper than the treatment or medication.
• It is easy and effective.
• Has reduces side effects.
• Enhances the immunity system.
• Prevent from communicable disease.

Increasing the herd immunity will definitely reduce the risk of the infectious diseases. It prevents population from getting infected with the disease. Hence a huge pandemic can be prevented if over all population would get vaccinated. The herd immunity can be defined as the developing resistance to the infectious disease.