Immunization administration and autism incidence

The paper intends to illustrate the extent to which the components of the vaccines are safe and that parents have no reason to worry about the safety of their children. The paper also highlights the extent of damage that avoiding to vaccinate children is having on the parents, children as well as the government. The paper concludes with a viable solution to administer vaccines to children without having to seek consent from the parents. Immunization Administration and Autism Incidence The hesitance and reluctance of parents to allow the administration of vaccines to their children has resulted in the increase in the occurrence of vaccine preventable diseases. The reluctance of the parents is significantly linked to the speculation that vaccines such as the MMR vaccine could result in the child developing autistic related disorders.

Furthermore, the whooping cough cases range from 20,000 to 40,000 cases annually. Though in consideration of the pre-vaccine rates ranging from 100,000 to 200,000 cases annually, the figures of the occurrences of whooping cough is dwarfed (Taylor, Swerdfeger, & Eslick, 2014). Given that smallpox is the only vaccine-preventable disease that does not frequently occur, it is essential for parents to administer vaccinations for their children on all other frequently occurring vaccine-preventable diseases. The outbreak of vaccine-preventable diseases occurs in many instances because the individual is unvaccinated. The vaccinations are essential because anyone around the world can get exposure to infections and is therefore essential to administer the vaccinations with or without the consent of the parents. It is essential to note that every individual that does not have evidence of immunization, regardless of the possibility that they were immunized, should receive an immunization shot for certainty (Taylor et al.

The past several years have seen an increased raising of concern regarding the possibility of a link between the vaccinations that children receive and the occurrence of autistic spectrum disorders and autism. Any vaccine that contains thimerosal and the MMR vaccine have received the most attention in relation to parental concern (Gadad, Li, Yazdani, Grady, Johnson, Hammond, & Ferrier, 2015). The speculations spread by the media regarding the possible link of the vaccines and disorders such as autism have led to increased distrust towards the medics. The false beliefs have outweighed the opportunity for curbing the disease before it occurs, as well as the potential risks to the children. Another valid argument in support of the administering of vaccines to children without the consent of the parents is the amount of money and resources that would otherwise go waste (Salmon, Dudley, Glanz, & Omer, 2015).

At the moment of resistance or hesitance to allow their child receive the vaccines a majority of parents are unaware of the medical costs that they would have to incur in an attempt to treat the child in case of an outbreak of a vaccine preventable disease. The parents would not only waste their financial resources but also the scare medical equipment and medication available to address the disease outbreaks. Furthermore, denying a child the vaccine would mean putting them through uncalled for suffering in case they are affected by the vaccine preventable disease (Salmon, Dudley, Glanz, & Omer, 2015). There are studies that do not support the administering of vaccines without the consent of the parents. For instance, there are educative approaches that could serve the purpose of relaxing the hesitant parent and relaxing the reluctant parent.

The study took two approaches to educating the parents. The initial approach involved educating parents jointly in various groups while the second approach involved providing education specifically tailored per parent. The most efficient approach involved the provision of specially tailored education to the hesitant or resistant parent (Gowda, Schaffer, Kopec, Markel, & Dempsey, 2013). Nonetheless, there study lacked sufficient evidence to prove the extent of positive impact that the provision of education would have on the improvement of preventative measures as compared to the administering of immunization shots without the consent of the parents. He is also firm to the belief that healthy lifestyles are the key to a longer life and one crucial preventative measure against the contraction of diseases is immunization shots.

Given his position as a medical professional, he feels like his opinion regarding the safety of immunization shots would be biased. Mark is a strong advocate for the patients because he feels that the vaccine would be of great benefit to the children and consequentially for the parents and the rest of the country. Mark states that it is his responsibility and duty to provide education to the parents regarding vaccines as well as encourage them to have their children receive such vaccines. He believes that the vaccine should be a mandatory procedure to all children and he also advices that in the case of an outbreak of a vaccine preventable disease, adults should also get immunization shots just to be certain of their safety from the various diseases (Anderson, 2015).

Then next a parent that was both hesitant and adamant was interviewed. The parent was Kate Sanders. She dressed casually. A parent on the other hand feels differently about the vaccines. For instance, the Kate claims that the media has uncovered conspiracies regarding the outcome of vaccines like the MMR vaccine. The interviews painted a clearer picture of the reasons parents fear the vaccines as well as the reasons that are valid for doctors to insist on the administration of the vaccine. The fear that the parents have for the safety of their children is understandable. Nonetheless, the medical team are better equipped and more rational on what is best for the community. Therefore, the number of years spent in medical schools guarantee that a medical practitioner will carry out procedures that safeguard the children (Anderson, 2015).

The administration of vaccines to children without the consent of the parent is a valid solution especially in the case of parents such as Kate who continued to be adamant even after being given education on the safety of the medication. In conclusion, the number of lives being put at risk as a result of miscommunication is too high. Nonetheless, the parents have a right to worry for the safety of their children. The media sources and the inadequately educated medical opinions can never be used up as compared to scientific proof. It is valid to consider other solutions such as the provision of individualized education regarding the vaccines to the parents. Such solutions are not effective because the parents are convinced that their initial source of information is right or it may be too slow in an instance of an outbreak of a vaccine preventable disease.