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Main - The Effectiveness/Controversy of Vaccines -

Throughout the entire history of vaccines, there have been groups that seek to rid themselves and others of these seemingly harmful inoculations. In fact, religious groups spoke out against inoculations 14 years before Edward Jenner first began his cowpox experiment. They believed that diseases were punishments were sent from god, and that to prevent them was a diabolical operation. In the above graphic, it can be seen that public acceptance was mixed in the early 18th century. This chart shows the decrease of rubella after mass vaccination was started. Clearly, The required vaccination helped save many lives, while only leaving a select few to suffer from side effects. With the recent outbreak of H1N1 (Swine Flu) and recent controversy over the link between autism and required vaccinations, the safety and risks of mandated vaccination has come to the public's eye. For  Those in favor of mandated inoculations, see there effectiveness in preventing spreadable and deadly diseases. If portions of a society are not vaccinated, they run the risk of spreading that disease, and potentially wiping out a very large portion of a civilization. Polio has been all but killed off the planet, and smallpox hasn't claimed a life in years. All thanks to vaccines. Against 

Those against mandated vaccines cite the recent outbreak of autism in our society. At this time, no definitive link has been made to link inoculations with autism. Many people will still cite the side effects some people may experience, but these are rare and when viewed against the overall benefit, doesn't really fit as an excuse to remove laws governing vaccines. The Swine Flu outbreak caused many to worry about side effects from the vaccine, due to it being rushed into mass production. Fortunately, as someone who has received this vaccine, I'm still here to write about it.

Vaccine Court 

Refers to the Court of Special Masters which litigates vaccine injury claims. They were created during the DPT vaccine scare in the 80's. The National Childhood Vaccine Injury Act saw that any child or family of a child that was affected negatively by the DPT vaccine received payment from the government. Most claims were discredited, but some lawsuits resulted in large rewards. Many vaccine makers halted production of the vaccine.

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