Vaccination Pros And Cons

Immunology Assignment
Vaccines are a method of administering an antigenic substance to stimulate the immune system in order to produce antibodies and develop immunity to a pathogen. Vaccinations have been highly integrated into modern medicine thus some generations have grown up without the exposure to the disease epidemics of polio, tuberculosis, measles and more. However, throughout the recent decade an anti-vaccine campaign has emerged from parts of the world, dominated by the claims and protests of parents who refuse to immunise their children because of the supposed specific effects of vaccines. Many mothers opt out of vaccinating their children, or refrain from specific vaccines. The purpose of these articles are to present arguments …show more content…
The first article (part 1) will focus on giving advice to a mother who refuses to vaccinate her children by discussing the importance of vaccination, the pros and cons and important key points about the vaccination model. The second article will focus on discussing the supposed diseases associated with vaccinations and then drawing a final conclusion on whether vaccines are good or bad.
Article 1
After reading the first two articles, “Straight Talk about Vaccination” and “Not Up for Debate: The Science Behind Vaccination”, the next door neighbour should definitely consider immunising her children. In today’s world, parents know the importance of baby-proofing their house, installing car seats in order for their children to not get hurt and yet some parents refuse to give their kids all the recommended vaccines, why is that?. Immunising children is extremely important but before discussing this it is vital to understand how vaccines work in the immune system. When pathogens such as viruses or bacteria, penetrate the body, they multiply and attack. This penetration is called an infection, and these infections are what causes illness. The human immune …show more content…
An increased risk of narcolepsy was discovered following vaccination with Pandemrix, a monovalent 2009 H1N1 influenza vaccine that was administered in several European countries including Sweden during the H1N1 influenza pandemic. Narcolepsy is a chronic neurological disorder caused by the brain’s inability to regulate the sleep-wake cycle normally. It is uncontrollable and people affected can fall asleep and wake up at random times (Narcolepsy Following Pandemrix Influenza Vaccination in Europe). As previously mentioned in the first articles, vaccines are not 100% medically safe, sometimes complication occur as in this case. The hormone hypocretin is responsible for arousal, appetite and wakefulness and the number of hypocretin-producing neurons is highly reduced in people with narcolepsy. The correlation between narcolepsy and Pandemrix is that Pandemrix stimulates antibodies that can also bind to a receptor in brain neurons that regulate sleep-wake cycles. A part of the receptor for hypocretin has a similar shape to a part of a protein in the vaccine. The articles also suggests that the vaccine, which was given to a large amount of Europeans, triggered an autoimmune reaction that led to narcolepsy. Narcolepsy is also a condition with a strong

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Pros And Cons Of Vaccination

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