By: Max Goldstein

 vaccines, most often in shot form, cause the body to become immune to specific diseases  most contain weakened or dead germs of disease  these germs can’t cause sickness

 When a baby is born, he loses the mother’s immunity after a year  Although many diseases are primarily eliminated, people from other countries can have these diseases and spread them  By getting vaccinated, the child will be able to fight off the specific disease

 Safe and 90-95% effective  Encouraged by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention  The vaccination protects the person for many years  If unable to afford, Vaccines for Children will cover costs

 Polio, diphtheria, and measles were once considered the deadliest diseases in America  Polio killed and paralyzed thousands of young children  Diphtheria killed 10,000 children yearly  Measles affected 500,000 children  Today, these diseases are rare in the U.S.

 Parents fear that the mercury in vaccines can lead to autism  According to research, kids who are vaccinated are no more likely to develop autism than kids who are not vaccinated  Parents worry too many vaccines or combined vaccines can overload the immune system and also cause after-effects  Scientific studies have proven this false

1. What do the majority of vaccines contain? 2. Why is it important to get vaccinated at a young age? 3. Vaccines are effective of the time. a % b % c % 4. What is one common, deadly disease that is now rare? 5. True or False? Vaccines cause autism.

1. Dead or weakened germs 2. Child’s immune system is not developed and is fully exposed to illness and disease 3. False 4. a % effective 5. Polio, Measles, Diphtheria

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