By Anna Real
Circulation Editor
Vaccines should not be required by the district because immunization is a personal decision due to the risks and conflicting beliefs associated with the medical process.
According to the U.S. Center for Disease Control and Prevention, vaccines carry many toxins and ingredients such as formaldehyde and glycerin, which can be harmful to the body’s vital organs.
Ingredients, such as aluminum, have been associated with neurological damage and disorders such as autism and Alzheimer’s disease, according to the Department of the Planet Earth. Vaccines can have damaging side effects that include loss of vision, high fevers and mild to severe rashes, especially in children.
Ingredients, such as aluminum, have been associated with neurological damage and disorders such as autism and Alzheimer’s disease, according to the Department of the Planet Earth. Vaccines can have damaging side effects that include loss of vision, high fevers and mild to severe rashes, especially in children.
According to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, children who are vaccinated for various diseases have a 30 percent higher risk of developing conditions such as autism, infections, asthma and allergies. Because of the possible side effects, the decision should remain a personal family decision.
Additionally, vaccines are often approved before the long-term effects are discovered and researched. According to the Food and Drug Administration, which approves vaccines in the U.S., not all adverse reactions can be predicted before a vaccine is approved, and formal studies should continue even after the FDA grants approval.
This system of experimentation is dangerous and has caused some vaccines to be taken off the market completely. The CDC took the Lyme Disease vaccine off the market after it caused at least 121 cases of arthritis. It also issued warnings about the Rotavirus vaccine and Gardasil vaccine. The possibility of unpredictable reactions to new vaccines is a valid reason for students to remain unvaccinated.
According to the Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured, in 2012, over 47 million Americans were found to be uninsured and, therefore, do not have easy access to a doctor. Students without this access may be unable to get the appropriate medical exemption and doctor signature, even if they have a moral or religious belief against immunizations. The religious belief against injecting foreign matter should definitely be respected during this process.
California’s regulations regarding vaccinations, that require a waiver signed by both the student’s legal guardian and doctor, are unfair to those who are uninsured.
MBUSD uses the CDC’s official recommended vaccine schedule as the district’s mandatory vaccine requirements. According to a study found in the Official Journal of the American Academy of Pediatrics, many parents opt out of vaccines because they do not trust the CDC’s official vaccine schedule, and over 13 percent reported using their own schedule.
Parents in the study chose to follow their own schedule for reasons including their belief that older kids will have less adverse reactions and that the diseases that vaccines protect against are too rare to contract.
Parents have the right to be concerned about possible misinformation regarding vaccines from doctors and government agencies and should act with caution when deciding whether or not to exempt their children.
Vaccinations can have dangerous and disabling side effects and should be administered and decided upon with caution; therefore, schools should not require vaccinations, much less make the process of skipping them even more difficult by requiring an additional doctor signature to validate PBEs.
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