Vaccines
Since the first vaccine in 1796 for smallpox, made by Edward Jenner, modern science has managed to create vaccines to give us immunity to many deadly diseases. Vaccines have reduced many diseases and have even eradicated others. However, currently there is evidence that not all vaccines are beneficial and that some may actually be harmful. ... There are many types of vaccines that have been generated throughout history. From Edward Jenner, who came up with a vaccination for small pox in 1796, to Louise Pasteur who developed vaccines for rabies and anthrax in 1885, all the way to present date with the research on a HIV/AIDS vaccine. One of the most successful vaccines that have ever been conjured up is the vaccine for Poliomyelitis, commonly known as the poliovirus or polio. ... The benefits of vaccines are shown by all of the statistics that are shown. ... Vaccines are mostly safe and there are small risks associated with vaccinations. ... For vaccines, normal side effects may include fever, swelling, and/or tenderness at the injection site, and muscle soreness. Some vaccines have allergic reactions to some of the components in the vaccine, and even severe immune reaction to the active component, but these are less common side effects. ... In other cases, the vaccine doesn’t work at all, and elderly patients do not respond well to vaccines. ... Many parents prefer to teach their children to live healthy life-styles rather than to expose them to the risks associated with vaccines designed to prevent diseases contracted from poor behaviour. ... The truth is, the potential dangers of some mandatory vaccines are virtually unknown and immunizations that are unnecessary for small children, such as the Hepatitis B vaccine, have caused serious deformities and even death.