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SHOULD CHILDREN BE
VACCINATED?
Personal decision or law?
Nobody likes to get shots.
Sometimes a shot can be
avoided.
This is an unvaccinated child.
So is this!
This famous person wasn’t
vaccinated.
FDR
This one was.
Jenny McCarthy blames
her sons Autism on
vaccinations.
Do you take the chance?
Chicken Pox
Polio
Measles
Mumps
Rubella
SHOULD VACCINATIONS
BE A CHOICE?
SHOULD WE ALLOW UNVACCINATED
CHILDREN TO ATTEND PUBLIC SCHOOLS?
SHOULD RELIGION BE A
FACTOR?
A FEW OF THE VACCINE PREVENTABLE
DISEASES
DISEASE SYMPTOMS COMPLICATIONS
Chickenpox Rash, tiredness, headache, fever Infected blisters, bleeding disorders, encephalitis
Rubella rash, fever, and swollen lymph nodes Very serious in pregnant women—can lead to miscarriage,
stillbirth, premature delivery, and birth defects
HepA fever, stomach pain, loss of appetite,
fatigue, vomiting, jaundice
Liver failure
HepB fever, headache, weakness, vomiting,
jaundice (yellowing of skin and eyes),
joint pain
Chronic liver infection, liver failure, liver cancer
Measles Rash, fever, cough, runny nose,
pinkeye
Encephalitis (brain swelling), pneumonia, death
Mumps Swollen salivary glands, fever,
headache, tiredness, muscle pain
Meningitis, encephalitis (brain swelling), inflammation of testicles
or ovaries, deafness
Polio May be no symptoms, sore throat,
fever, nausea, headache
Paralysis, death