The flaming hot debate between those for and against vaccinating children has flared up once again. Registered nurse Camille Echols' daughter Ashley recently had to be treated in the ER after being exposed to a child with chickenpox, which prompted the mom to pen a scathing essay about 'anti-vaxxers' and the danger they create for kids like hers.
Anti-vaxxers have used a number of medical and ethical arguments to make a case for themselves. Some take issue with the supposed 'harmful ingredients' inside vaccines that they believe may cause allergic reactions, pneumonia, and even neurological disabilities like autism, notions which have largely been debunked. Others are angered by laws requiring all children to be vaccinated in order to attend public schools, and accuse the government of intervening in personal medical matters.
Despite the curiosity anti-vaxxers provoke, overwhelming evidence from the Centers for Disease Control maintains that vaccines are safe for children and adults, and that they are necessary in order to protect the public. For children like Ashley Echols, who live with compromised immunity, it only takes one unvaccinated child to transmit a disease that could kill them.
Read Camille's plea below, and tell us what you think in the comments!
(h/t: scarymommy)
