Cogent or Fallacious 1

Tis the season when the weather starts to change and the leaves start to drop.  The air is filled with holiday spirit and germs.  We are entering cold and flu season and vaccinations are becoming a topic for discussion again.

Every year it’s the same thing when our kids are entering school, they need to be vaccinated so as to not spread or receive other illnesses from other kids.  Just like our kids the teachers are very vulnerable to these infirmities and so are required to stay current on their shots.  Health care workers are also required as part of their job requirements to be vaccinated.  

For me the article I found on NPR was a wise choice because of the emanate need that I have working at the hospital to be compliant.  Every employee bathroom has a sign in it stating that October 1^st starts our mandatory time period to be compliant.  Our email boxes are filled with newsletters talking about the need to promote vaccines to our patients and ourselves.  We at the hospital do not get the choice to elect wither or not we have to take it.  You either do or you don’t work.

I found this article to be a good in its reasoning in that effort that the medical/ health field is not doing a good job at educating the public when it comes to health concerns from vaccines.  I also agree with this ladies comments at the end that the best way to keep our children out of the Doctor office or the hospital is to do the recommended vaccines when they are required.

 

Because of this topic many co-workers as well as myself, have often wondered if we will get sick from all of these vaccines?  If the vaccines we are giving our patients will get them sick?  Will I lose my license to practice or be an escape goat for someone else policy?  But when it comes down to it, vaccines save lives.  I believe that from experience.  Sure vaccines have mercury in them and they have binders that need to be regulated much, much better then they currently are.  Yes there have been cases documented that this particular vaccine caused this effect or disorder.  But the truth is that if you look at the other types of health problems compared to vaccines, then it is becomes an issue of common sense.  Just like the article mentioned there are health concerns that should be addressed.  

The biggest concern people are having is the social media.  This runs even true for ourselves in the hospital we have to educate people more than we really should about the benefits of the vaccines.  However, the social media and all its conspiracy theories has really sent society on a tale spin as to why people are really getting vaccines or that we are just a few more flu vaccines away from turning into zombies.

 

I believe the idea that vaccines should not be used to be fallacious.  If you have a family member that contracted something because of a vaccine than I would look at what is in your DNA/chromosomes that have made you so susceptible to this disorder.  Just like certain individuals are more susceptible to cirrhosis or breast cancer.  Some people due to their chromes have a problem with sickle cell anemia and other infirmities.  But the benefits as talked about in this article far out weight those of denying yourself and your kid’s vaccines.