Why Parents Don T Vaccinate By Tara Haelle Summary

In Tara Haelle article, “8 Reasons parents don’t vaccinate (and why they should),” Haelle explores the topic of vaccinations, and the hesitation parents have when it comes to vaccinating their child. Haelle introduces eight popular fears parents have with vaccinations. She debunks these concerns by offering facts, presented by professionals. The article’s title explains exactly what the reader will be delving into. Haelle uses a list format to explain her material. The material itself was rather intriguing. Haelle explains that vaccinations do have minimal risks (on very rare occasions serious implications) involved, but not necessarily the risks the parents perceive them to be. She goes on to state, doctor’s do not really give parents much justice by simply casting aside any doubts a parent may have with the purview of vaccinations. …show more content…
Popular opinion as of late is that vaccinations should be avoided because they cause mental disorders, as well as more serious auto immune disorders. This article gives a scientific approach as to why these popular beliefs are entirely incorrect. One such belief is, “So many vaccines so soon will overwhelm my baby’s immune system. (2)” Haelle provides the reader that this belief is indeed false. She then explains, “that parents born in the 1970s and 80s were vaccinated against eight diseases. As opposed to someone born today was vaccinated with 14. (2)” Those facts alone are pretty eye opening. That’s a 175% jump within those years of what could be vaccinated then and what is vaccinated now. This alone makes vaccinating worth administrating to