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Molly Mayo

Mrs. Jankowski

English 12A

2/19/17

Argument Paper

Vaccinations should be a requirement not an option. Vaccines help protect you from

preventable diseases.It is becoming a trend to not get vaccinated. Today I am here to tell you why

you should be vaccinated and why vaccinations should be required. If less and less people get

vaccinated then disease will soon run rampant throughout society.

Vaccines help you from getting life threatening diseases. In fact vaccines have completely

eradicated Polio, Smallpox, and Hookworm just to name a few(Manhon 3).The trend of not

getting vaccinated is going to hurt society in the long run. If society continues this trend then

diseases will be on the uprise in society.

Vaccines help prevent the population from spreading diseases. If vaccines were not used

then just a few cases could turn into hundreds in the blink of an eye(Blaine 2). This could be a

real problem for society. For example a disease as simple as the Chickenpox could turn into a

deadly epidemic without the Chickenpox vaccine.

Vaccines help protect members of the population who are medically unable to be

vaccinated. For example sometimes a persons immune system is too weak to handle a vaccine.

If everyone who is able to be vaccinated got the vaccine then this person would be protected

from the disease. (Scott 1) This rule also applies to those who are allergic to the vaccine.

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 There are many counterclaims to my argument. One of them being that vaccines can lead

to Autism. Though all research shows that there is no direct link between vaccinations and

Autism.

Another counterclaim for my argument is vaccines can cause mental disorders. All

research once again shows that there is no link between mental illness and vaccinations.

A rebuttal for these counterclaims is there is no proof of mental illness caused from

vaccinations. This is only a myth. Mental illness has not a single connection to vaccinations.

(Gish 3) It is only a coincidence if you become diagnosed with mental illness after receiving a

vaccination.

Vaccination should be required not a choice. Vaccinations can help protect the population

from spreadable diseases.(Weimer 4 ) They can also protect those who are unable to receive the

vaccine. Will you make the change and get vaccinated today?

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Works Cited
Blaine, Sara.Facts About Vaccines. Dosomething.org, Dosomething, 12 Oct 2015,

www.dosomething.org/facts/11/about.

Manhon, Michael.10 facts on immunization. who.org, Who, 6 Jan 2016,

www.who.int.org/features/immunization/facts/en/

Scott, Travis. Should Vaccines be Required? Procon.org, Procon, 7 Jan 2017,

www.vaccines.procon.org.

Gish, Vicki. Vaccines, Helpful or Harmful? Medfacts.org, Medfacts, 13 Dec 2015,

www.medfacts.org/help-harmvacc//

Weimer, Jane. Six reasons vaccines do not cause mental illness. 6reasons.com, 6 reasons, 4Jun

2016, www.6reasons.com/hur/vacck