Policy, Politics, and Global Health Trends 1a. Why I Selected Vaccination
Vaccines are a hot button subject in the United states of America and have been for quite some time. Tales of children with polio are reflected in movies and history books. News stories about outbreaks of measles and influenza are seen regularly on the television these days. Unfortunately, in recent years there has been a faction that has emerged and is very much anti-vaccine. They move forward with their cause with little to no science behind their ideals and that is a dangerous platform to move forward on. Several celebrities with no medical training have decried vaccinations saying they are full of poisons and can cause autism; a claim which has no substance and has been disproven many times over in the...