I believe that immunizations are very important to not only young children but also the public’s health as well. Immunizations are there to help all grow healthy and be safe against such preventable diseases and as a future teacher I want to keep my classroom, including my students and myself healthy and safe. The United States is very lucky to have a number of immunizations to help prevent these diseases, while many other countries do not. For example, in Nigeria there is a very high mortality rate caused by vaccine preventable diseases and they are hoping to cut the mortality in half by the year 2015 with the help of WHO and the government. The government has created programs to help with this task and have already seen a decrease. Like the United States they now have a routine immunization schedule and national immunization days. They are still fighting disease that we see little very little here in the states such as Polis and Measles. They are gradually making progress which is certainly a step in the right direction.
With working in a public school system I am fortunate enough that the system requires certain immunizations before entering school, and that I am not the one that would have to enforce this requirement to the families of the children I am teaching. However if the topic was ever to come up I would be able to discuss the immunizations and their importance and their benefits with the families.
Great post!! I also did mine on immunizations. We are very lucky to live in a country that has immunizations. So many countries do not have access to the immunizations we have. I think it is something we take for granted.
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ReplyDeleteIt is interesting to see that we chose the same topics. Immunizations are very important in and outside the classroom. I am anemic and have a very low immune system. As educators we would it is possible to have students that have very low immune systems. It is important that we ensure that all children get their immunizations and vaccinations prior to coming to school so children are not affected by their airborne diseases. Children with low immune system would be vulnerable to any sickness that may spread throughout the classroom from other students. It essential to provide a classroom that is safe, healthy and secure..