Nowadays, there is much controversy over regulating immunisations for children. Some people believe that vaccinations should be compulsory for all children, while others think that it should be the choice of parents. I believe that, while immunisations have many benefits, parents should be allowed to choose for themselves if they would like to give these vaccinations to their children.
On the one hand, vaccinations should be mandatory for all children as they help to prevent the spread of diseases and prevent children dying. Furthermore, there are many viruses that can modify very quickly in different forms. For this reason it is vitally important to give injections in childhood to strengthen children's immune systems. For example, many children in Africa die from diseases such as smallpox, although this could be avoided if children were vaccinated.
On the other hand, there is not enough knowledge and research about the side effects of some vaccines. Moreover, pharmaceutical companies are usually responsible for research but they also sell the vaccinations. This may be a conflict of interest as the pharmaceutical companies could change the research results to hide possible problems so that they could sell more medicines.
In conclusion, I am sure that it is important to immunise our children; however, I believe that parents should have a choice of whether or not to vaccinate their children as the consequences could be dangerous.