The atmosphere of fear surrounding vaccines in the developed world continues to flourish. Well-meaning parents are withholding vaccines from their children, in part because of insufficient knowledge. This presentation takes you through the facts - what vaccines are and how they keep individuals and populations safe from certain diseases. It is the first in a two part series on vaccinations and is designed to encourage parents to become informed in order to make the best parenting decisions.

2. The
vaccine
debate
today
is
conducted
in
stirring
images
and
strident
language.

3. Emotions
run
high
on
this
issue

4. Let’s
stick
to
the
facts.

5. Vaccines
introduce
a
dead
or
modified
form
of
an
illness
into
your
body.

6. This
creates
antibodies:
an
army
to
fight
the
illness
next
time
it
appears.

7. Every
virus
and
bacteria
needs
its
own
antibodies
to
fight
it.

8. Your
body
can
overcome
some
illnesses
quite
easily.

9. Others
are
too
strong.
They
can
kill
or
severely
damage
us.

10. That’s
when
we
need
vaccines.
They
help
our
body’s
natural
defenses.

11. Vaccines
have
prevented
mass
disability
and
deaths
from:
Whooping
Cough
Hepatitis
B
Influenza
Polio
Measles
Rotavirus
Smallpox
Tetanus
Meningococcal
C
Diptheria
Mumps

12. Vaccines
keep
individuals
safe
from
dangerous
diseases.

13. What
about
‘herd
immunity?’

14. Herd
immunity
is
where
so
many
people
in
a
place
are
immune
that
the
disease
effectively
becomes
extinct.

15. If
the
disease
does
appear,
it
has
nowhere
to
replicate
and
it
quickly
dies
out.

16. Herd
immunity
protects
those
in
the
group
who
cannot
be
vaccinated.

17. Herd
immunity
only
works
if
we
know
the
vaccination
status
of
everyone
in
a
double
circumference
of
a
vulnerable
person.

18. When
diseases
all
but
disappear,
it’s
easy
to
forget
how
devastating
they
can
be.

19. People
become
complacent.
Not
here!
Vaccinations
are
totally
unnecessary
these
days.
Medicine
is
way
more
advanced
now.
That’s
ancient
history!
Things
like
that
don’t
happen
any
more.
That
won’t
happen
to
us.

20. We
no
longer
fear
disability
as
we
once
did.

21. Developed
countries
no
longer
suffer
through
mass
death
and
disability.

22. People
begin
to
wonder
if
vaccinations
are
really
worth
it.
No
vaccines
means
a
big
cost
saving…
Why
risk
side
effects
for
no
good
reason?
Why
put
my
kids
through
unnecessary
medical
procedures?

23. Everyone
once
knew
someone
who
had
died
from
or
been
disabled
by
a
preventable
illness.

24. It’s
vital
that
we
remember
what
we
have
overcome.
The
war
is
not
over
–
it
continues
with
every
child
who
is
vaccinated.

25. Want
to
know
more
about
vaccinations?
Listen
to
this
podcast
episode:
http://parentresourcecentre.com/podcast-­‐15-­‐vaccinations/
Want
Emily
M
Morgan
to
speak
to
your
audience
about
helping
parents
become
informed?
Contact
her:
! writetoemhere@gmail.com
! http://emilymmorgan.com/speaker/
Want
to
find
out
more
for
Informed
Parents?
Visit:
http://www.parentresourcecentre.com