Vaccination Project: Analyzing Immunization, Public Health Trends

This project analyzes five research articles focusing on vaccination, immunization, and public health. The articles discuss the reach and impact of vaccinations, as well as recent concerns about vaccine distrust. The project highlights the shift from state-funded to private immunization, particularly among white families and those with insurance. The project also examines the impact of medical reimbursements on vaccination rates and contrasts this with the modest increase in human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination rates. One article discusses the rise of pertussis cases, suggesting potential failures in common vaccination techniques. The project emphasizes the importance of addressing parental concerns, providing factual information, and understanding the social implications of vaccination decisions. The references provided support the problem statement and offer information regarding individual cases or trends during a given period. The articles relate information regarding individual cases or trends during a given period. The mortality level among children have increased in every state and can be directly tied to the child’s immunization. The upswing of rumors and distrust based on religious or clinical grounds against the vaccine can be directly related to this cause.

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The theme of all the five articles deal with vaccination, immunization, their reach, impact
and recent concern about distrust about vaccines. Vaccinations are commonly
promoted for diseases that are contagious and can severely impact public health. State
funded immunization was initiated in the 1960's and has been in practice since then.
There was noticed a steady rise among children who accessed state funding
vaccination programs up to 2004.
In the States, immunization is provided through public and private organizations. There
has been a tendency in 2004, where the number of people accessing private
immunization organization increased whereas the people accessing state funded
immunization programs decreased. It was seen that the children from white families
were mostly being immunized from private sources. The families with insurance could
not opt for private immunization whereas the non-insured families were included under
state funded programs (Groom et al.2007). Also, the trend in using more insurance-
based vaccination sources was directly related to medical reimbursements provided
(Tsai, 2018). But contrasting data from research carried specifically in case of human
papillomavirus vaccines show that the vaccination rates have increased modestly
(Miller, Dilley & Huh, 2018). Their ability to decrease mortality rates are nit being met to
the fullest potential. It was identified that the dependency of children upon their private
vaccine providers and the erratic basis of service in private organization was one of the
primary causes.
However, one of the articles show that the rise in the cases of pertussis among children.
Pertussis, commonly called whooping cough is vaccinated at the age of 2 months.
Severe symptoms of pertussis are seen only in infants after that the symptoms are mild
and manageable. However, severe symptoms have been noted among adolescents.
This hints to the fact that common vaccination technique may be failing and since the
age in which it affects children is changing (Winter, Zipprich & Harriman, 2018).
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The research articles support the problem statement. The articles relate information
regarding individual cases or trends during a given period. The mortality level among
children have increased in every state and can be directly tied to the child’s
immunization. The upswing of rumors and distrust based on religious or clinical grounds
against the vaccine can be directly related to this cause (Hausman, 2016). It is
important to note that the parent’s decision to not vaccinate their child has a social
implication as the people in context to the child can also contact the disease. When met
with such a situation, a care provider is required to provide all the medical facts
available and making them aware of the implications through media discussions or
other sources of information (Fernbach, 2011).

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References
Fernbach, A. (2011). Parental rights and decision-making regarding vaccinations:
Ethical dilemmas for the primary care provider. Journal of the American Academy of
Nurse Practitioners, 23(7), 336-345.
Groom, H., Kolasa, M., Wooten, K., Ching, P., & Shefer, A. (2007). Childhood
immunization coverage by provider type. Journal of Public Health Management
and Practice, 13(6), 584-589.
Hausman, B. (2016). Vaccination and the Public in the 21st Century.
Hausman, B. L. (2017). Immunity, modernity, and the biopolitics of vaccination
resistance. Configurations, 25(3), 279-300.
Hausman, B. L. (2019). Anti/Vax: Reframing the Vaccination Controversy. ILR Press.
Miller, K., Dilley, S. E., & Huh, W. K. (2018). Lessons learned from domestic and
international human papillomavirus vaccination programs: a review. American
journal of obstetrics and gynecology, 218(5), 467-473.
Tsai, Y. (2018). Payments and Utilization of Immunization Services Among Children
Enrolled in Fee-for-Service Medicaid. Medical care, 56(1), 54-61.
Winter, K., Zipprich, J., & Harriman, K. (2018). Pertussis in California: A tale of 2
epidemics. The Pediatric infectious disease journal, 37(4), 324-328.