Many human sicknesses, diseases and even deaths have been attributed in the past to fate or as some are made to believe one-kind based on some certain believes. However, the field of science has open us up to insightful discoveries to the "inexplicables" of the past and what can be done. We now know better that some certain diseases/infections came as a result of the activities of we humans and exposure to certain microorganisms. Also, the field of science has also helped with certain ways to prevent been down with these diseases hereby putting an end to "mysterious" deaths in the past especially that of infants.
Vaccination is a structured preventive therapy which is a major breakthrough in the field of health science. However, as the proverbs says: "What faces you in one direction, faces another in another direction just like a talking drum", this breakthrough discovery to human healthcare faces rejection and blacklash from some certain people, sect, tribe or religious affiliations. Take for example, i remembered during my undergraduate final year days as a Pharmacy student then while been taught immunology and vaccination then, my professor lecturer took us the down the memory lane of how vaccination came alive and how it faced rejections by some certain individuals or groups based on sentiments, wrong indoctrination, religious affiliation, tribal affiliations etc.
I remembered how it was mentioned that a certain tribe in my country (Nigeria) because of their high population initially rejected vaccination because they see it as a way of downsizing them by others which they termed as a conspiracy. Also, some religious groups aswell by wrong indoctrination by their leaders brainwashed their followers to believe that vaccination is a way to eliminate them because of a "perceived" hatred to them by other religious group. I remembered that after i graduated from the University and went on a mandatory one year of national service as it is done in my country, i observed a trend of some diseases in this region where vaccination isn't embraced as it should as compared to the other regions where it was embraced and such diseases been a by-gone or drastically reduced.
Personally, i take vaccines very seriously and I'm an advocate for vaccination. I remembered that i visited the primary health center and took shot of the meningitis vaccine during this national service so as to prevent myself. Also, i took my two shots of the Covid vaccine as stipulated in the guideline. In addition, my son since birth has been getting his vaccines and is also on vaccination even as i do accompany my wife to the Hospital for such. Therefore, more enlightenments and orientations needs to be done as regards vaccination with the government stepping up in making these vaccines readily available to the people especially those living in the rural areas. I believe that vaccination is a breakthrough and as many that embraces it stands a chance of a healthy life. Thanks so much for reading even as comments and contributions are welcomed.
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Vaccination for me is something extremely useful for people's well-being and health, I believe in science and evolution and for this reason I consider vaccination something that should be taken very seriously as it helps us avoid diseases and in the field of prevention it is something that helps human beings a lot, we just need to look at history and see how many people have died and are still dying because they were not vaccinated.
Point on 💯👍👌
Well spoken 👏
I quite agree with you
Vaccines are a blessing to humanity.
Thanks for this robust, useful and concise contribution.
Vaccination is a way of preserving a generation and this is because if a life is being preserved, a generation is preserved just that our people needs to be sensitized. Thanks for sharing.
Exactly 💯
Thia generation preservation is worth the appreciation of vaccination.
Thanks for this useful contribution
You're welcome
If only people could think, it would've been easier to see the effects of vaccination over time.
Very true 💯
You have spoken well 👌
Thanks so much for your valuable contribution
Thank God for science that has explain a lot of things to us humans, religion, culture and other things have affected the acceptance of these innovations which includes vaccination.
You are very right 💯
The "inexplicable" are now explicable and thanks to the field of science for this.
Thanks so much for your valuable comments.