Week 2 Blog Assignment: IMMUNIZATION

Immunizations, for children, is very important. Children should and must have their immunizations up-to-date, before they enter the school system. immunizations is one of the ways of preventing diseases from spreading throughout the day cares and schools. Vaccines can help prevent  such  as measles and polio. These diseases can cause lifelong complications and death. The measles can cause a person to become blind or visually impaired. Hepatitis B and HPV can cause cancer. During pregnancies it is important to be tested for immunity. If a pregnant mother causes rubella, during her 1st trimester, her unborn child is at risk of being born with hearing problems and blindness. Children need to be vaccinated to help lessen the risk of other children catching any of the diseases. We can help stop the spread of diseases, that require vaccinations, by keeping our children shots up-to-date. The importance of getting vaccines, isn't just for school purposes, it is also for traveling. In certain countries, such as the Bahamas, children over the age of 1 years old must get all routine vaccines, including Typhoid, 2 to 4 weeks before entering the country.

Jamaica has the same vaccines as the U.S. It is mandatory for students entering school, for the first time, to have documents verifying that they have been immunized against whooping cough, tetanus, diphtheria, measles, polio, and tuberculosis, before admission is approved. U.S. Mission Children are exempt from the tuberculosis vaccine. Measles (% of children ages 12-23 months), in Jamaica was last reported at 88.00 in 2010, according to a World Bank report released in 2011. Rabies, yellow fever, and malaria are not present in Jamaica, but mosquitos do transmit the dengue fever.

The information was beneficial to me and understanding. Schools and parents need to make sure that the children are vaccinated. When I open my day care and learning center, this will be a very important issue for me. If your child or children do not have the recommended vaccines, they will not be able to enroll in my day care, until they have done so. There shouldn't be any exemptions from children getting vaccines, this should be mandatory throughout the U.S. and other countries.



References: ediplomat retrieved from: http://www.ediplomat.com/np/post_reports/pr_jm.htm