{"id":10211,"date":"2024-07-11T13:09:56","date_gmt":"2024-07-11T18:09:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.voicesforvaccines.org\/?post_type=jtf_topics&p=10211"},"modified":"2024-07-21T13:42:46","modified_gmt":"2024-07-21T18:42:46","slug":"do-childhood-vaccines-have-any-benefit","status":"publish","type":"jtf_topics","link":"https:\/\/www.voicesforvaccines.org\/es\/jtf_topics\/do-childhood-vaccines-have-any-benefit\/","title":{"rendered":"Do childhood vaccines have any benefit?"},"content":{"rendered":"
[vc_row source=”” text=”Clinical Trials” font_container=”tag:h2|text_align:left” use_theme_fonts=”yes” google_fonts=”font_family:Abril%20Fatface%3Aregular|font_style:400%20regular%3A400%3Anormal” link=”” css=”.vc_custom_1708910874436{border-top-width: 1px !important;border-right-width: 1px !important;border-bottom-width: 1px !important;border-left-width: 1px !important;}”][vc_column][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_custom_heading text=”The Claim:” font_container=”tag:h3|text_align:left” use_theme_fonts=”yes”][vc_column_text css=””]A new\u00a0video<\/a>\u00a0and blog post claim that routine childhood vaccines have very few benefits.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_custom_heading text=”The Facts:” font_container=”tag:h3|text_align:left” use_theme_fonts=”yes”][vc_column_text css=””]The\u00a0blog<\/a> post has too much information to debunk all of it, which is a poor faith rhetorical device known as the Gish Gallop<\/a>. So we’ll take a couple and address those.<\/p>\n

First, under the heading “Disease Risk,” they claim that “very few of the diseases in [the childhood schedule<\/a>] have both a significant likelihood that you will get them and a significant likelihood that they will develop into a severe condition. Many of the diseases believed to fall into this category are no longer an issue in the United States (e.g., polio or smallpox).”<\/p>\n

Of course, smallpox was eradicated and polio was eliminated because of vaccines. But that doesn’t mean that diseases that we have forgotten cannot crop up, as recent\u00a0measles<\/a>\u00a0outbreaks and even\u00a0polio<\/a>\u00a0in the U.S. prove.<\/p>\n

It also claims that “childhood infections are often critical for helping the immune system develop,” which is untrue. Some diseases, such as influenza and mononucleosis, can\u00a0weaken<\/a>\u00a0your immune system, and measles can cause\u00a0immune amnesia<\/a>. Additionally, vaccines work by stimulating your immune system, much like pathogens do, but without causing illness.<\/p>\n

Another claim is that vaccine makers cut corners to save money because they aren’t liable for their products. This claim is a misunderstanding of the National\u00a0Childhood\u00a0Vaccine\u00a0Injury\u00a0Act, which protects\u00a0vaccine\u00a0makers from being sued if a\u00a0vaccine\u00a0causes injuries or death as long as\u00a0the\u00a0side effects are\u00a0unavoidable *and\u00a0the\u00a0vaccine\u00a0is\u00a0made and labeled correctly<\/a>.” People could still sue vaccine makers for injuries that happen because of cut corners.<\/p>\n

It’s important to remember that we protect children against these illnesses because they are terrible, and children deserve protection. Just as this recent article about\u00a0what it is like to survive a measles infection<\/a>\u00a0shows us.<\/p>\n

Learn more about common social media debate tactics like the Gish Gallop in our Family Advocacy toolkit<\/a> and get the facts on childhood vaccines in the Vaccines<\/a> section of our website.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column]

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A blog claims childhood vaccines have few benefits. In reality, vaccines prevent serious diseases like measles and polio, proving their essential role.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"parent":0,"template":"","jtf_topic_subjects":[199,191,198,218],"class_list":["post-10211","jtf_topics","type-jtf_topics","status-publish","hentry","jtf_topic_subjects-childhood-vaccines","jtf_topic_subjects-measles","jtf_topic_subjects-polio","jtf_topic_subjects-vaccine-safety","entry","no-media"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.voicesforvaccines.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/jtf_topics\/10211","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.voicesforvaccines.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/jtf_topics"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.voicesforvaccines.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/jtf_topics"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.voicesforvaccines.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/jtf_topics\/10211\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":10310,"href":"https:\/\/www.voicesforvaccines.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/jtf_topics\/10211\/revisions\/10310"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.voicesforvaccines.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10211"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"jtf_topic_subjects","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.voicesforvaccines.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/jtf_topic_subjects?post=10211"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}