Question

1. Why are parents deciding not to vaccinate their children? What are the consequences? How does that decision affect the community?

Answer 1

Reason why parents are deciding not to vaccinate their children-

• They believe disease are disappearing because of better hygiene. Having a good hygiene is enough to prevent disease.
• They believe most of people who are diseased, got vaccinated.
• They believe vaccine are associated with many occurence of many diseases.
• Vaccine are having side effects and may lead to death.
• Getting a kid vaccinated for many diseases at the same time will make their kid prone to diseases and side effects.

Consequences of not vaccinating-

• Kids will have weak immune system.
• Kids will be prone to may disease which can be prevented, if vaccinated.
• Overall development will be effected.

Affect on community-

Community will have more kids which are prone to all kinds to diseases and ultimately these kids will grow up to become adults. As adults they will be having problems and still be prone to diseases. As adults they might choose not to vaccinate their kids, as their parents did.

In other words, as community we will have a population which is prone to diseases.