Question

Describe the purpose and justify public health measures (required immunizations for admittance) that ensure childhood immunizations. There has been a recent increase in the number of children that don’t have immunizations. What are some of the ramifications of this for children that do and don’t have immunizations?

Answer 1

Answer: The major purpose of public health measures provide the information regarding the health condition of the people as well as the indulgence of prevention of the disease.

The number and the data collected regarding the childhood immunization reveals about the status and health condition of the children as well as occurance of the disease. In one of the research it has been found that Children who are below 10 years and not immunized are at higher risk of developing disease which sometimes becomes fatal.

Children who are not vaccinated are at higher risk of developing disease such as whooping cough, measles, chicken pox etc. They also makes other children more prone to the transmission of the disease to the children who are not vaccinated as well as adults who have low immunity.

Children who are immunized are at low risk of getting transmitted by the communicable disease as well as developing most of the disease. Vaccination enhances the immune power and hence improves the body's defence system.