Why should I get vaccinated?

Abigail Adams the wife of John Adams the second first lady in the history of this country Abigail Adam also influenced those around her when in 1775 she had herself and her children inoculated against smallpox (3). Inoculation, or proto vaccine, can be also found in early society like those of the china in the year 1,000 (4).

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With such a long practice of proto vaccine followed by the vaccine itself, it really is a wonder why people still are not vaccinated in countries that financially have the means to do so. The reasons are clear to immunize keeping you and your family safe, a good review of the facts is always a good place to start. There is also the concern that the treatment for vaccine preventable diseases are horribly expensive. Adults that contract hepatitis A, miss a month of work on average. Although vaccines in large part prevent the disease they protect against, they are prophylactic and require all citizens worldwide to partake to maximize heard immunity. We need vaccines to keep us safe and health and this begins in infancy. In a combination of a healthy diet along with proper amounts of exercise, vaccinations round out a complete program to maintain health (1). 

¹10 Reasons To Get Vaccinated. (2020, April 9). Retrieved May 6, 2020, from https://www.nfid.org/immunization/10-reasons-to-get-vaccinated/

²Abigail Adams (1744. (n.d.). Retrieved May 6, 2020, from https://www.nps.gov/adam/learn/historyculture/abigail-adams-1744-1818.htm

³Adams, J., Hogan, M. A., & Taylor, C. J. (2010). My dearest friend: letters of Abigail and John Adams. Cambridge, MA: Belknap.

⁴All Timelines Overview. (n.d.). Retrieved May 6, 2020, from https://www.historyofvaccines.org/timeline/al