Vaccination Articles
Based on two different L.A. Times articles written by two journalist writers Wendy Orent & Amitha Kalaichandran; discusses how vaccinations are deemed safe and that there’s no such thing that would give children and/or adults in such diseases such as autism and/or other chronic health issues that may prolong throughout a human life span. Wendy Orent’s article “Measles is deadly. Vaccines are not. We need our laws to reflect this reality.” discusses how people especially know ‘anti-vaxxers’ believes that vaccinations cause harmful diseases such as measles, autism and much more. Yet many citizens who believe that vaccinations cause such diseases felt attacked when states like California make it mandate for all students to be vaccinated with the exemption that they’re either homeschooled and/or have a medical excuse. Yet many medical professionals have proved the contrary with extensive background that vaccination does not lead to any such diseases. The author uses several strategies to prove her point that vaccination is safe. The author used some narration as some examples based on two distinct citizens who reside and live in the United States, who shared similar stories and/or beliefs why they don’t vaccinate their children. As one couple who reside in the state of California, the mother felt bullied by her pediatrician because they wanted to vaccinate their child, where although measles doesn’t affect her and/or frighten her, she dislikes the new bill that has been passed SB 277. “When she and her husband had children, “I felt bullied by our pediatrician” to vaccinate, she said” (P. 1). Yet many anti-vaxxers believe that vaccination is another way for pharmaceuticals and physicians to profit from people, as another citizen believes more in natural immunization. “…but shares her belief that vaccines are being pushed by greedy pharmaceutical companies and physicians. He told me he trusts in natural immunity […]” (p. 2). Also Wendy Orent uses another strategy known as logo where she provides not just evidence, but also hard pressed facts and data from government organizations and professional figures such as the CDC, World health Organization (WHO), Peter Hotez; Dean of the National School of Tropical Medicine at Baylor College of Medicine. Where vaccination main purpose is for the immune system to get stronger and immuned to fight off deadly disease and whatnot.
Amitha Kalaichandran main purpose of her article How Doctors Can Help Skeptical Patients Understand Vaccines for her audience to have a better understanding of vaccines and that if anyone who have doubts about vaccines and whatnot should consult with their physician and/or other medical professionals, but better yet more informed with the correct information that has been backed up by research. As it has been mentioned in the context that immunization rate has declined in recent years, it’s best to stay informed. The author uses several strategies within her written article, and one of these strategies is analogy where she compares vaccination are like helmets and/or seat belts to prevent something bad from happening. As laws require us to put our seatbelt on for safety and as well when it comes to a likelihood of an accident, there is a better chance of surviving. “A vaccine needs to be seen more like a helmet or a seat belt — preventing something from happening rather than treating something that’s there” (Kalaichandran, 4). Although the author states that parents are somewhat misinformed that vaccination lead towards vaccination, where the author points out that signs and symptoms of autism may arouse around the age of 3, similarly around the same age when children get their first round of vaccinations; which gives a slight detrust of vaccination and not just that, but a misinformation about them and leading to inconclusive research. But better yet another best strategy the author uses is comparing and contrasting some of its information. “But even though the symptoms of autism often first emerge in children at around the same age that they are being vaccinated, there’s no biologically plausible basis for a connection — any more than, say, than if a child who prefers to wear yellow every day develops autism, we could establish that yellow clothing caused the condition” (Kalaichandran, 4). What the author somewhat lacks when it comes to strategies is the use of information in some sense and points out a government source that oversees vaccination.
However, in the end, both authors have shown exceptional different points of views based on why people may be pro-vaccination and anti-vaccination and parents do make such decisions based on what’s best for them and their children and whatnot. As one author shows why laws are made for vaccinations to be mandated and as on the other hand why we should be fully informed and educated towards vaccines and what not.
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