Jose Rizal University

College of Nursing and Health Sciences

CLO3-#2 (PT) Individual Assignment : Critical Thinking (W7D2)

Immunization Law and Immunization in Video Clipping

Submitted to:

Angelina Sta. Elena RM, RN, DPA

Submitted by:

Maristela, Mariel Cristin Joyce C.

 What is Immunization and Why it is Important?

A vaccine (or immunization) is a way to build your body’s natural immunity to a disease
before you get sick. This keeps people from getting and spreading an infectious disease.
When someone get vaccinated, this can help protect others as well. Vaccines are very safe
and it is much safer to get the vaccine than an infectious disease. For most vaccines, a
weakened form of the disease germ is injected into someone's body. This is usually done
with a shot in the leg or arm, subcutaneously or intramascular. Our body detects the
invading germs like antigens and produces antibodies to fight them, and those antibodies
then stay in our body for a long time. In many cases, they stay for the rest of our lives. If we
ever exposed to the disease again, our body will fight it off without us ever getting the
disease. Some illnesses, like strains of cold viruses, are fairly mild. But some diseases like
smallpox or polio, can cause life-altering changes. They can even result in death, that is why
preventing our body from contracting these illnesses is very important. Vaccines protect us
throughout life and at different ages, from birth to childhood, as teenagers and into old age.
In most countries you will be given a vaccination card that tells you what vaccines you or
your child have had and when the next vaccines or booster doses are due. It is important to
make sure that all these vaccines are up to date, if we delay vaccination, we are at risk of
getting seriously sick. Just like how the COVID-19 works these days, just like how they
administer our doses in right amount and right time. If we wait until we think we may be
exposed to a serious illness like during this pandemic, there may not be enough time for the
vaccine to work and to receive all the recommended doses. If someone have missed any
recommended vaccinations for you or your child, talk to your healthcare worker about
catching up. Always remember that, prevention is better than cure.
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https://www.healthlinkbc.ca/health-topics/hw255342