Communication and Speech Vaccines and Immunization

Vaccines and Immunization

Vaccines work by reducing the risks of getting a disease by collaborating with the body’s immune system to build a natural defense system against infections. The practice dates back to the 17th century and vaccination in China. Buddhist monks would drink snake venom to build immunity to variolation (Gupta et al., 2016). To immunize against smallpox, a skin tear infected with cowpox would be rubbed against the skin to develop immunity. By the 18th and 19th centuries, systematic mass immunization against smallpox resulted in its eradication in 1979. Advances in medicine in the 19th and 20th centuries led to the development of viral tissue methods and the advent of inactivated polio vaccines and live attenuated oral polio vaccines that are still in use to eradicate polio globally (WHO, 2022). Today, numerous vaccines are used to prevent more than 20 life-threatening diseases. Vaccines are also used to prevent the spread of infection whenever there is an infection outbreak, such as the CoviD-19.

Immunization is now a key component of primary healthcare and is acknowledged as an indisputable human right. However, more than 20 million children have limited access to vaccines (Gupta et al., 2016). Despite the strides in global health care due to the efficacy of vaccines, there has been resistance to vaccines. The concerns about the safety of vaccines have been the core area of resistance and the commercialization of the vaccine manufacture. The implementation of the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program in 1986 led to a decline in profit margins for manufacturers. The lack of confidence in either the government sources of information on vaccination or manufacturers results in the politicization of vaccines and vaccine mandates. The option not to take a vaccine or be denied some of their freedom or rights has recently been the core source of opposition (Handy et al., 2017). The effectiveness of vaccines cannot be questionable; however, the communication and dissemination strategies should be improved for mass awareness and public trust.

· Vaccines work by reducing the risks of getting a disease by collaborating with the body’s immune system.

· By the 18th and 19th centuries, systematic mass immunization against smallpox resulted in its eradication in 1979.

· Vaccines are used to prevent the spread of infection whenever there is an infection outbreak, such as the CoviD-19.

· Immunization is a key component of primary healthcare and is acknowledged as an indisputable human right.

· Concerns about the safety of vaccines have been the core area of resistance and the commercialization of the vaccine manufacture.

· The lack of confidence in either the government sources of information on vaccination or manufacturers.