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  • Essay / Vaccination: a triumph of modern medicine - 1296

    Vaccination protects the lives of children from fatal illnesses and complications of preventable diseases, which could include amputation of body parts, paralysis, injury brain damage and death. Scientists are constantly researching a vaccine before it can be approved by the FDA. Additionally, research conducted by the National Institute for Communicable Disease Control and Prevention has demonstrated the effectiveness of vaccines. Likewise, vaccinating children protects society by preventing the spread of disease. If infected children are not vaccinated, they could transmit the disease to other young children, who cannot be vaccinated. Cases of several infectious diseases have declined significantly in the United States. However, many illnesses are still common in other countries and are brought to the United States by international travelers. Therefore, there should be a national law making vaccination of