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A THREAD: i actually did my senior paper on vaccinations so let me hit you with the facts real quick
there are 12 childhood diseases preventable by vaccination: varicella (chicken pox), mumps, tetanus, polio, diphtheria, pneumococcal disease, rubella, pertussis (whooping cough), measles, hepatitis A & B, and haemophilus influenza Type B
although these diseases are rare, and some are even erased from the U.S. completely, they are still present all around the world and can be brought back into the country, leaving unvaccinated children at risk
in 2012, there were 48,277 cases of whooping cough reported in the U.S, the highest number of cases since 1955
another dangerous disease that is making a return, is measles. measles is a virus that causes a rash, inflamed eyes, very high fever, and it is extremely contagious. if someone comes in contact with measles and they are unvaccinated, there is a 90% chance they will become sick
measles was considered wiped out in the early 2000s, but bc parents are deciding not to vaccinate their children, there have been numerous outbreaks
herd immunity, is the idea that if one is surrounded by people who are vaccinated and cannot get the disease, they will not contract it as well
however since there are clusters of vaccine refusals this is creating "hot spots" in communities where herd immunity against vaccine preventable disease is compromised, and outbreaks occur
if kids are not vaccinated, infectious diseases can be spread to other children who are too young to be vaccinated, or others with weakened immune systems
say a boy has leukemia, so he cant get any vaccines. theres also a girl whose parents dont vaccinate her, then the girl contracts measles. her body can fight off the infection, but when the boy contracts it, he has a very high chance of dying bc of his weakened immune system
just like a herd of animals will form a protective circle around its most vulnerable members, it is important for people to form a healthy ring around those whose immune systems prevent them from getting their shots
vaccines dont cause autism dont even come at me with that dumb shit. there is no "cause" of autism. you cant give someone autism, it is a mental disability that they are born with
an odds ratio of 1 means that there is no difference in risk. numbers that are below 1.00 indicate that the risk is decreased...
the possibility of a decreased risk was strongest for the MMR vaccine, with an odds ratio of 0.84. that is a 16% risk reduction. so, if anything, vaccine ingredients may in fact decrease the risk
many say that the ingredients that go into a vaccine are harmful and do more harm than good. this is not true
there are ingredients that stir up controversy such as mercury, thimerosal, aluminum, formaldehyde, etc. the type of mercury found in thimerosal, ethylmercury, is different from methylmercury, the type commonly found in fish and is known to be harmful in large amounts
today no vaccines contain thimerosal except the influenza vaccine but there are thimerosal-free alternatives in replacement. these chemicals are added to the vaccines to inactivate a virus or bacteria and stabilize the vaccine to preserve and prevent it from losing its strength
the chemical formaldehyde is always present in the human body as part of the natural metabolic process. as a matter of fact, there is 50 to 70 times more formaldehyde in an average newborn's body, than in a single dose of vaccine
aluminum is a common fear that people share. but many of them do not know that a breast fed infant will naturally ingest around 7 milligrams of aluminum in their diet throughout the first six months of their life
the United States has the safest vaccine supply in its history. choosing not to vaccinate kids, could have the potential to be more dangerous than just receiving the vaccine in the first place
since 1.43% of you are still arguing with me heres my works cited. & before you say anything abt some of the websites like time.com, i used them to create my intro & conclusion :) 
