Should parents be obliged to immunize their children against common childhood diseases? Or, do individuals have the right to choose not to immunize their children?
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I think it is the most important responsibility of parents to protect their children from common childhood diseases. This is the moral obligation of parents towards their children. I feel that individual should not be given the freedom to choose not to immunize their children.

Children who live in the rural areas, where standard of sanitation is very poor, are under the constant threat of infectious diseases. Some people are unaware of the need to keep their environment neat and tidy. Health education and awareness meetings should be provided to these people. A process called immunization can build the child’s immunity against serious infectious diseases. Nowadays, vaccination is used for immunization. The killer diseases like Tuberculosis, Measles etc. can be prevented by active immunization.

In my perception, parents must show seriousness about the health of their children. They must know the immunization schedule provided by the hospitals or health care system. And when it comes to whether individuals should be given the right to choose not to immunize their children against diseases, my stance is that there should not be a choice at all. Every responsible individual should be made to understand the importance of immunization and the government should oversee the process of immunization.

To conclude it, it is right to say preventions is better than cure, and bringing up a healthy generation for the coming days is the responsibility of every individual. And immunization is the first step towards this. Here there is choice or right. It is mandatory.

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