Mandatory School Vaccinations: Importance, Controversy, and Solutions

Mandatory School Vaccinations
Name of the Student
Name of the University

Thesis Statement
Vaccination is important for protecting children
against severe illness and complications of vaccine-
preventable diseases and government also made
the school vaccination mandatory; however, some
parents do not want their children to get
vaccinated because of religious reasons

Nature of the problem and controversy
The main health issues are
measles, whooping
coughing, polio, smallpox
and rubella
Occurred due to less
immunity among children
Many infants died due to
these health issues
Infected people can cause
health threats to other
people
Nature of the Problem

Controversy
Parents do not want their children to get
vaccinated for religious reason
They also have the option choosing not to
vaccinate their children
Some children are not old enough to get the
vaccination but admitted to the school
Nature of the problem and controversy Contd...

Background of the problem
Every year 3 to 4 million death occurred from measles
Almost 500,000 cases of measles (Centre for Disease Control and
Prevention, 2018)
4,000 cases with brain swelling
48,000 hospitalizations
However, in 2004 there are 37 measles cases which were 667 in 2014

Background of the problem Contd...
10 people in the US suffers from Rubella every year
(Centre for Disease Control and Prevention, 2018)
Mainly occur due to traveling outside the US
From 1964 to 1965, 12.5 million people were
suffered
11,000 pregnant lost their babies
20,000 Children born with congenital rubella
syndrome (CRS)
2,100 of newborns were died