The Importance of Immunzations

Immunizations protect children from various diseases such as Small Pox, Measles and Polio. These diseases can be crippling and even fatal. Children are prone to many communicable diseases and immunizations shield’s them from the hazards. Other serious problems with not being immunized, is deafness, blindness and/or meningitis if a child is ever exposed to such diseases. This is why parents must stay current with their child’s immunizations. Children are being vaccinated against polio in the village of Beles, Ethiopia. All boys and girls under the age of 5 are being vaccinated as part of the current polio immunization campaign.

Immunizing children is important to me because children deserve the opportunity to live and be healthy without the worries of catching illnesses through play and other ways of passing of germs.  By providing my parents with information on immunizations and the resources in order to get immunized, the children I work with will be healthier and free from catching such devastating and life threatening diseases.