The immunization of children has been credited with eradicating many deadly diseases such as polio, whooping cough, and smallpox. Before developing vaccines, hundreds of thousands of children died due to the diseases (Santrock, 2018). Over the past decade, there has been a decline in children being immunized in the United States. Much of this decline is due to the fear of some of the side effects of having a child immunized. The parents who make the decision are passionate about doing the right thing for their children. Watch the video.

Reference: Santrock, J. W. (2018). A topical approach to life-span development (9th ed.). McGraw Hill.

Questions

In your response, address the following:

• What is your viewpoint on the immunization of children?
• Do you think the government should require parents to immunize their children? Why or why not?
• Do you think that the parents of a child who has not been immunized should be held responsible if their child passes on a disease to another child and that child has complications or dies? Why or why not?
• What effect do you think that the COVID-19 pandemic will have on the issue of immunizations?

from the video

Reference: Middle Ground. (2019, February 3). Pro-vaccine vs anti-vaccine: Should your kids get vaccinated? [Video]. YouTube https://youtu.be/WQptarOLSBU