Are vaccines only for kids? by Sandra Stoklaskova

It is very sad, that amount of newly vaccinated people is still becoming lower and lower. Due to this fact, federal health officials are disappointed and are forced to deliver to the general public: "Vaccines aren't just for kids!" As we know, there is a huge public attention of trio of new vaccines which are protecting against shingles, whooping cough and cervical cancer. In spite the fact, there is still lower number of people who exploit the possibility of being inoculated. A survey by the National Foundation for Infectious Diseases found, that besides the flu, huge number of adults can not even name the diseases, which could be prevent by a vaccination. According to Dr. Anne Schuchat of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, there are not yet very many adults taking full advantage of the great advancements in prevention that have been made in the past few years. Is this caused because of the price of vaccinating? Do people think they will be healthy forever? Or is it because of their laziness? Everyone should answer for himself. The shingles vaccine costs approximately $150, and the three-shot HPV vaccine about $300,so maybe the price is one of the reasons why adults are not vaccinated as much as they were in the past. According to CDC research only two percent of US population 60 and over was shot during the first year on the market. This is a poor statistics, don't you think? We should think about this and decide according to our conscience.

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by Sandra Stoklaskova for PocketNews (http://pocketnews.tv)

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