public speaking to persuade : Should Vaccination of All Children Be Made Mandatory by Law?

Title : Should Vaccination of All Children Be Made Mandatory by Law?

General purpose: To persuade

Specific purpose : To persuade my audience about, “Should Vaccination of All Children Be Made Mandatory by Law”.

Central idea: Prevent the human transmitted diseases, the decrease in the number of deaths, and parent to decide how their child should be treated

Introduction:

I.                   Ever since the invention of the first smallpox vaccine more than two centuries ago, there has been plenty of controversy over the morality, ethics, effectiveness, or safety of vaccination and immunization. 

II.                Parents argue that it is they who should have the ultimate decision-making right on whether or not to vaccinate their children.

Body:

a.       Prevent the human transmitted diseases.

I.                   parents are certain that it is the vaccines themselves that pose a lot of risk to their children’s health.

II.                the mid-twentieth century was also the time when such indicators as nutrition, sanitation and healthcare, other important factors of spreading vaccine-preventable diseases, have been greatly improved.

b.      The decrease in the number of deaths.

I.                   death rates from the pertussis  declined from 12,000 deaths per year in 1905 to less than 1,000 deaths per year in 1950 – 12 times less.

II.                the number of deaths decreased to less than 50 per year, which means the vaccine does help prevent pertussis-caused deaths all the same. 

c.       Parent to decide how their child should be treated.

I.                   those parents who do decide to take a risk and vaccinate their children, have to still be alerted that they face the same risks of their children getting infected simply because another child in the kindergarten group, or at school.

II.                parents decided not to vaccinate them, should be allowed in the same educational institutions that the vaccinated children attend.

Conclusion:

I.                   Vaccination today is used all around the world, and there are certain standards that must be observed so that all vaccines remain effective and pose a minimum risk of actually infecting the child.

II.                After all, when it comes to health, there is no place for speculation.