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Essay / Cultural and Social Factor of Vaccination - 763
In ancient human civilization, the only way to recover from an illness or disease was to use a natural treatment to cure and if the disease is truly new and so deadly, then death is death. only option. However, today we have vaccines that provide treatment to prevent viruses, bacteria or other diseases. But even though we have vaccines, some people still refuse to use them. For what? There are many reasons why people refuse to get vaccinated. One of the reasons is side effects. The reliability of vaccines is decreasing due to its side effects such as autism, fever or death. An example can be seen with the DPT vaccine, which is one of the deadly vaccines that contains many side effects such as high fever, brain damage, fainting or sometimes death. DPT vaccine is a vaccine used to cure diphtheria, tetanus and whooping cough, a common disease in children and adults. There are two ways to view vaccines. These two pathways are called cultural and social factors. Cultural factor concerned with reason regarding religion or cultural beliefs. While the social factor concerns explanations or scientific facts. There is plenty of scientific evidence that proves both the benefits and harms of vaccines, but some people choose to stick to the idea of a cultural factor which is religion or morality. Some evidence can be seen in Islam and Judaism which believe that certain types of animals are unclean and refuse to use a vaccine from any part of that animal. An example can be seen in DTaP (Tripedia) which contains gelatin, a chemical ingredient derived from pork. Other evidence can also be seen in the rubella vaccine which was created from human fetal tissue taken from middle of paper......proponents of the accinate vaccine should not give /> Five-month-old baby dies just days after 8 vaccinations – parents accused of murder. November 27, 2013. Lisa. DTP vaccines? 2010. November 20, 2013. Mnookin, Seth. The whole-cell pertussis vaccine, poor media practices, and the long-term effects of avoiding difficult conversations. September 13, 2012. Retrieved November 20, 2013. The science behind herd immunity – And an extension to GMOs? March 12, 2012. November 26 2013 .