The question of vaccinesWhen children are born and during the first two years of their life, they receive several injections and drops of vaccines. These vaccines protect them against diseases that were deadly and common among children decades ago. The vaccine is one of the greatest achievements in the history of medicine. Thousands of people have lost their lives in the fight against terrifying diseases like smallpox and polio. Today, after years of vaccine invention, vaccination has become widespread in many countries, which has helped eradicate several diseases. In the United States, every family must present their children's vaccination records in order to be accepted into many educational institutions. Parents are usually faced with the decision of whether or not to vaccinate their children when their children are born. Knowing how vaccines are made and their disease prevention mechanism as well as the process they follow to be approved for public use can help parents make the choice to vaccinate their children. The history of the vaccine began with the spread of smallpox. . Smallpox was a contagious disease and it spread quickly, leaving permanent scars on patients' faces or worse, costing them their lives. At the time, there were several attempts to treat and prevent smallpox, but Edward Jenner had the biggest rule for eliminating smallpox. “Jenner's work represented the first scientific attempt to control an infectious disease through the deliberate use of vaccination.” (“Conclusions” 1.2). Today, statistics show a significant reduction in cases of infectious diseases after widespread vaccination. There were 63,000 cases of pneumococcus among children in the United States each year. After vaccination began, cases reduced...... middle of paper ......an item so they can use it for their benefit; the human mind is one of these elements. The invention of the vaccine solved a problem that humanity had suffered from for a long time. “Childhood vaccines are one of the great triumphs of modern medicine. Indeed, parents whose children are vaccinated no longer have to worry about their child's death or disability due to whooping cough, polio, diphtheria, hepatitis or a crowd other infections. (Ezekiel J. Emanuel, 1). Vaccines have helped humanity for many years eliminate diseases that disfigured, disabled and, often, took lives. Children who are not vaccinated not only run the risk of being an easy target for diseases, but they also harm everyone around them. Ultimately, today's children are the fuel of the future. Every parent should think carefully before taking a risk that could harm the next generation...