Polio Notes-Philly321

• Medical treatment facilities should recognize all diseases, even those considered “wiped out.”
• Due to poor sanitary practices in foreign countries, it does not take much for an epidemic to turn into a pandemic.
• We need legislation to act upon the remaining 1% of Poliomyelitis in the world. Legislation should entail volunteers and funding to help eradicate this disease.
• The goal to eradicate Polio is so close, yet so far. Our legislative system seems broken by their inability to provide will power and resources to help eliminate all cases of Polio.
• The benefits of vaccinating 250 people, in which might cause paralysis, to eradicate Polio far outweighs hundreds or even thousands of potential Polio cases a year. This proposal is quite radical, but should be considered as a viable option as opposed to much more severe consequences.
• The unpredictability of refugees in today’s society should be sufficient evidence that all diseases should be taken seriously until proven to be eradicated.
• Legislators should require vaccinations for children in an effort to ensure the safety of themselves and others around them.
• People need to care more about vaccines. The lack of trust comes from the poor and residents of foreign countries due to a lack of sufficient funding and volunteers.
• If eliminating Polio in other foreign countries seems nearly impossible, why haven’t we placed laws in effect all around the world to make immunizations mandatory?
• The system of vaccinating people is broken because the drops have been proven to work, but the lack of effort to expand this vaccine has led to a remaining 1% of Polio cases left in the world.
• Polio vaccination efforts are common, but the ironic truth is that there are still laws in place to deny immunizations. How do we expect to eradicate Polio if these laws do not reflect our ultimate goal?
• General reluctance for vaccinations has led to perfect conditions for Polio to return.
• Vaccines do not cause autism. There is thin evidence to help support their claim that the measles vaccination in fact causes autism. Further research and analysis should be conducted.

Practice Opening

The drastic decrease in Polio cases around the world since the 1970’s has been astronomical, but could also be an indication of a future epidemic. There is still a remaining 1% of Poliomyelitis in the world and the general reluctance for vaccinations has led to the perfect conditions for Polio to return. In simple terms, we need to show that we still care. An increase in funding and volunteers would allow the poor and residents from foreign countries to receive vaccinations, which would help to expedite this process. If we are able to receive enough funding and come to together for a disease that has taken so many innocent lives, we will eradicate this disease and prevent a future epidemic.