Vaccines have been touted as one of the most successful advances of modern medicine, yet an increasing number of parents are choosing not to vaccinate their children because of possible side effects....

Vaccines have been touted as one of the most successful advances of modern medicine, yet an increasing number of parents are choosing not to vaccinate their children because of possible side effects. While vaccination now prevents 16 different communicable diseases in the United States, some parents are concerned about the safety and sheer number of vaccines given to young children. The issue of vaccination can be contentious on both sides and involves balancing the risks to the public as a whole versus the risks to any one family or child. Through a published schedule and set of guidelines, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and public health officials recommend that every child receive certain vaccinations by age 6.

Some parents and health care professionals question the CDC’s recommendations and decide not to vaccinate their children, while others choose to vaccinate their children along an alternative schedule. How might these decisions affect both their own children and others?

You are to submit your 200-400 word response to this question.

You must include two scholarly references from journals published within the last 5 years (2015-2020) other than the CDC article posted in the module to substantiate your answer.DO NOTuse a website. Information from the articlemust be cited in APA format.Put full references in APA format at the end of the post.Cite all information in APA formatand put full APA references after the post