Vaccinations for and against

It is not the first year among mothers and dads that the question of "vaccinations for and against" is being actively discussed. The controversy does not cease for a minute, the opinions of various specialists, not always the medical profile, both in favor of vaccinations, and those that deny them, add to it. If we add here populist statements about the dangers of "interference in the forces of nature," frightening stories of side effects until the death of children, it becomes clear why more parents are starting to refuse vaccinations. But the question of "grafting the pros and cons" is a matter of children's health, which requires the most careful and balanced approach.

First of all, what are vaccinations and why are they needed? Vaccination or vaccination is a method of protecting the body from dangerous infections by injecting into the killed or weakened pathogen (its components). As a result of this introduction, the immune system responds by producing antibodies, that is, the person becomes, as it were, "already ill" and unresponsive to this disease further. In this case, the benefits of vaccinations are obvious. There are many deadly diseases (poliomyelitis or epidemic children's paralysis, diphtheria, tetanus, etc.), very common earlier and incurable so far, but their massive "victorious" procession was hampered by the introduction of vaccinations. As for the interference in the "natural defenses of the body", alas, we have not lived in natural conditions for a long time, but on the contrary, we live in metropolitan cities, which, in fact, are a "non-existent" congestion of people, very favorable in terms of distribution Various infections.

As with every drug, vaccines also have a "reverse side of the medal" in the form of side effects, which, in general, are the focus of the opponents of vaccination. The most formidable complication is the development of the disease, from which the vaccine is called to protect. Yes, when using a "live" vaccine, this is possible. So it was, for example, in America in the forties, when they developed a drug against molio. But, firstly, it was at the dawn of the development of this trend in medicine, and modern technologies for vaccine production minimize this risk to a minimum, and secondly, the disease still occurs in a much lighter form and in the overwhelming number of cases in children with low immunity . Therefore, often ill children have a hard medical guide from vaccinations. The statistics figures say that the frequency of such complications to date is 1 case per approximately 100 000 vaccinated. Another complication is a possible allergic reaction to the components of the drug. But modern medicine has an arsenal of potent antiallergic drugs of almost instantaneous action, so timely medical assistance allows you to successfully cope with this "misfortune."

If there is still doubt, it is worthwhile to do vaccinations, then you just have to think and imagine - from what terrible diseases they protect. Recently, in the discussions of vaccinations for and against, there is often the view that since there is no spread of diseases, they are already defeated and they should not be protected from them, but this is a very dangerous delusion! The fact is that the so-called "immune stratum" should exist among the population, which also hampers the mass manifestation of the disease.In practice, this means that at least 80% of all potentially at risk of being vaccinated should be vaccinated.Disclosure of vaccines reduces this saving layer, Making possible outbreaks of infections and the first victims of them are precisely unvaccinated children.Practice shows that in recent years it has become more frequent such cases, for example, diphtheria with fatal outcomes.

Given all of the above, in the controversy of the "vaccinations for and against" you can put a fat point, since the need for them is obvious. The only exception is children with low immunity, which can really damage the vaccine. But in each case, the doctor must decide on the need for a medical worker.