Vaccinations work, to prove this theory look around you right now. Do you see anyone with polio? No? That’s because we don’t have to live in the 1950’s anymore because science!
Some people try and prove that vaccinations can lead to autism but there is no scientific proof to this thought. Yet somehow there is still many people that don’t think vaccinations work.
Recently a high school senior, Taylor Sharp, wrote a thesis paper on this exact subject went viral after posting her findings on Twitter. Now if a high school senior can figure these simple facts out, why can’t adults?
She began her thread by saying, “I actually did my senior paper on vaccinations so let me hit you with the facts real quick.”
A THREAD: i actually did my senior paper on vaccinations so let me hit you with the facts real quick
— taylor sharp (@taaylorshaarp16) July 23, 2018
Don’t worry these facts also include related gifs so if you have a hard time following along, just enjoy the moving pictures.
although these diseases are rare, and some are even erased from the U.S. completely, they are still present all around the world and can be brought back into the country, leaving unvaccinated children at risk pic.twitter.com/MAXX06xJAY
— taylor sharp (@taaylorshaarp16) July 23, 2018
in 2012, there were 48,277 cases of whooping cough reported in the U.S, the highest number of cases since 1955 pic.twitter.com/JUpoDuisjt
— taylor sharp (@taaylorshaarp16) July 23, 2018
another dangerous disease that is making a return, is measles. measles is a virus that causes a rash, inflamed eyes, very high fever, and it is extremely contagious. if someone comes in contact with measles and they are unvaccinated, there is a 90% chance they will become sick pic.twitter.com/QjPK2ZIwMv
— taylor sharp (@taaylorshaarp16) July 23, 2018
90%! That’s science and why would you not vaccinate with that type of research?
measles was considered wiped out in the early 2000s, but bc parents are deciding not to vaccinate their children, there have been numerous outbreaks pic.twitter.com/0cfomhlXZJ
— taylor sharp (@taaylorshaarp16) July 23, 2018
I guess this is why Fake News has spread so easily, people believe wrong these from the internet.
herd immunity, is the idea that if one is surrounded by people who are vaccinated and cannot get the disease, they will not receive it as well pic.twitter.com/y4W9qpBMJ3
— taylor sharp (@taaylorshaarp16) July 23, 2018
since there are clusters of vaccine refusals, this is creating "hot spots" in communities where herd community immunity against vaccine preventable disease is compromised, and outbreaks occur pic.twitter.com/l3QSmN2Pij
— taylor sharp (@taaylorshaarp16) July 23, 2018
She explains how easy it is to pass on the disease especially with children…
if kids are not vaccinated, infectious diseases can be spread to other children who are too young to be vaccinated, or others with weakened immune systems pic.twitter.com/0QYijmsUgo
— taylor sharp (@taaylorshaarp16) July 23, 2018
say a boy has leukemia, so he cant get any vaccines. theres also a girl whose parents dont vaccinate her, then the girl then contracts measles. her body can fight off the infection, but when the boy contracts it, he has a very high chance of dying bc of his weakened immune system pic.twitter.com/9Vy4t8Jy1b
— taylor sharp (@taaylorshaarp16) July 23, 2018
just like a herd of animals will form a protective circle around its most vulnerable members, it is important for people to form a healthy ring around those whose immune systems prevent them from getting their shots pic.twitter.com/HtFtdT6awb
— taylor sharp (@taaylorshaarp16) July 23, 2018
Then she combatted the notion of vaccines being related to autism.
many say that the ingredients that go into a vaccine are harmful and do more harm than good. this however, is not true pic.twitter.com/GwWMsE2AbU
— taylor sharp (@taaylorshaarp16) July 23, 2018
there are many ingredients that stir up controversy, such as mercury, thimerosal, aluminum, formaldehyde, etc. the type of mercury found in thimerosal, ethylmercury, is different from methylmercury, the type commonly found in fish and is known to be harmful in large amounts pic.twitter.com/SqyOSpxUXz
— taylor sharp (@taaylorshaarp16) July 23, 2018
the chemical formaldehyde is always present in the human body as part of the natural metabolic process. as a matter of fact, there is 50 to 70 times more formaldehyde in an average newborns body than in a single dose of vaccine pic.twitter.com/la8cu0Q6mC
— taylor sharp (@taaylorshaarp16) July 23, 2018
aluminum is a common fear that people share. but many of them do not know that a breast fed infant will naturally ingest around 7 milligrams of aluminum in their diet throughout the first six months of their life pic.twitter.com/fspRswody0
— taylor sharp (@taaylorshaarp16) July 23, 2018
She concludes with the fact that the US gives us the power to make these diseases disappear for good.
the united states has the safest vaccine supply in its history. choosing not to vaccinate kids, could have the potential to be more dangerous than just receiving the vaccine in the first place pic.twitter.com/UGOgvucQu3
— taylor sharp (@taaylorshaarp16) July 23, 2018
Many applauded her research, and really it’s crazy that adult parents can’t do this research on their own. Even the experts loved her thread!
Strong work! I'm an immunizations specialist. This was a fantastic thread and I'll be sharing it with my peers!
— MsSassy55 (@SushisArmy) July 23, 2018
I’d like to read your senior paper. I work at a hospital in a non clinical capacity and it would be great to have some researched data. Thanks so much for sharing. I have a friend with one kidney and relies on herd immunity.
— Tina Roper (@curiouslytina) July 24, 2018
Thank you for sharing your knowledge. I nursed a baby girl in 1986 who had measles. It was horrific to watch. She was left totally blind. She was too young to be vaccinated but they suspected the source was cousins not vaccinated.
— Rachel Bullock (@Rachelbullock67) July 23, 2018
I did a minor amount of work delivering polio vaccinations to rural parts of India. Vitally important information on vaccinations. Great thread!
— Tom Campbell (@afjlife) July 23, 2018
So where is Sharp going after high school? It seems that this fall she will be attending Slippery Rock University according to Scary Mommy. She won’t studying medicine, but she will be studying international education which she thinks can help her spread her message about vaccinations even further. Great work Taylor!