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Vaccine Infographic
Vaccine Infographic
Vaccine Infographic
VACCINATE
MY CHILD?
This can be a daunting question as new
parent or guardian. Are vaccines safe? Why
should my child be vaccinated if these
diseases are gone? Here are some answers to
many questions you may be having.
by Abigail Zoller-Gritz
VACCINE SAFETY
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HERD IMMUNITY
Herd immunity is when the people who are incapable of
getting vaccinated are protected by the people who are
vaccinated as there are so many people immune to the
disease that the disease basically dies out in that area.
Protecting those people can only be done by having
everyone able to be vaccinated
VACCINES VS AUTISM
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VACCINE INNOVATION
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WORLD HEALTH
ORGANIZATION (WHO)
The World Health Organization now says that hesitancy
and refusal to vaccinate children is causing more people to
get sick and reverse the progress that occurred to almost
eradicated diseases. They have just added it to the lists of
health risks as they find it affects everyone across all ages.
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CENTER FOR DISEASE
CONTROL (CDC)
The CDC has been one of the main organizations to
push for higher vaccination rates. They were the ones
that conducted a counter study to the Wakefield study.
They have continued to do studies on vaccines,
and continually find that they are safe and effective.