I chose to talk about immunizations. I feel that immunizations are a very important inexpensive way to protect our children from childhood diseases. I understand that there are some side effects from the vaccines. However, there are side effects with any medicine.I know of some people who chose not to get theri children the immunizations due to the side effects. I chose to give the immunizations to my three children. I feel that we could handle the side effects but I could not handle my child suffering from a disease that I could have prevented with a simple shot.
Immunizations simplely place a small dose of the disease into the body, which then builds up immunity to the disease. Then if a child come in contact with the disease the body immune system goes into action. Immunizations helps to make children stronger and when children have a strong immune system they do not miss out on school or things they want to do.
I did some research on Africa and Immunizations. In Africa one of every eight children dies before the age of five. Pneumonia and dirrahea are the biggest killers. Polio is also a disease that is killing African children. There are a large number of children in Africa who do not recieve immunizations in Africa due to funding. This is way many organizations such as UNICEF is aiding in getting vaccines to the poorest countries in the world.
I feel that this information is helpful in my line of work because when children come to school with a healthy immune system there is less likely to be the spread of disease such as chicken pox and sickness like the flu.
http://allafrica.com/
An eveluation of infant immunization in Africa; is a transformation in progress.
http://www.who.int/bulletin/volumes/85/6/06-031526.pdf
Immunizations simplely place a small dose of the disease into the body, which then builds up immunity to the disease. Then if a child come in contact with the disease the body immune system goes into action. Immunizations helps to make children stronger and when children have a strong immune system they do not miss out on school or things they want to do.
I did some research on Africa and Immunizations. In Africa one of every eight children dies before the age of five. Pneumonia and dirrahea are the biggest killers. Polio is also a disease that is killing African children. There are a large number of children in Africa who do not recieve immunizations in Africa due to funding. This is way many organizations such as UNICEF is aiding in getting vaccines to the poorest countries in the world.
I feel that this information is helpful in my line of work because when children come to school with a healthy immune system there is less likely to be the spread of disease such as chicken pox and sickness like the flu.
http://allafrica.com/
An eveluation of infant immunization in Africa; is a transformation in progress.
http://www.who.int/bulletin/volumes/85/6/06-031526.pdf
Joy,
ReplyDeleteI too picked immunizations this week. I also feel that it is important to immunized my children. A couple months ago there was an out break of pertussis in our area. My children were all update on thier immunizations. In my oldest daughter's class some of the children were not update and were infected with pertussis. This was a very scary time for my family but luckily even though all three of my children were in very close contact with someone who had pertussis none of them were infected.