Vaccinations are widely considered one of the biggest scientific improvements in history; however, today in the United States they have become a misunderstood negative medical myth. Vaccines are critical in maintaining individual and public health; therefore, they should become mandatory.

Recently, vaccines have become a highly controversial topic. Since I am planning on having a future career in the medical field, I believe this topic is especially important to my life and values. I have wanted to become a Registered Nurse for years and I have watched many people in my life successfully become one. I, like many others, have also received my mandatory vaccinations to attend public school and to protect myself from harmful illnesses. With the knowledge passed down to me, my own obtained information and my personal experiences with vaccinations, I strongly believe vaccines are a positive aspect to our continuously growing society. 

Vaccines help the overall public health of our world's population, specifically in the United States. If we did not have the medical technology, resources or knowledge we do today, our death rate would rapidly increase and our average lifespan would not be sustained. I am alarmed by the thought of Americans believing vaccines should be an option when there are so many benefits to them. While I believe everyone has the right to choice, vaccines have the long-term ability to protect the population and they should not be optional.

In the Business Insider article, "7 Facts About Vaccines," Kevin Loria proves how much vaccinations assist our lives. He establishes how vaccines have executed some diseases such as smallpox, how they save billions of dollars in medical expenses, how they prevent premature death and moreover how they save lives everyday. 

The major value of Loria's article is focused on scientific evidence proving how vaccines aid our population's health. He used a favorable formula for written and aesthetically pleasing diagrams causing the piece to be directed for anyone who is interested in the topic. Overall, the article was well thought-out and well assembled. 

Since this article is published on Business Insider in 2015, it is a credible source. However, Loria only has a B.A. in Philosophy and Political Science, so I considered this aspect while reading. Altogether, I found the article to be biased and arguing confidence for vaccines.

In the USA Today article, "Vaccines: Facts vs. Myths," Liz Szabo confirms how multiple misconstrued thoughts about vaccinations are false. A few of the myths include: how vaccines cause Autism, they contain toxic chemicals or aborted fetuses, and how vaccinated patients can discard the virus injected and spread it to others around them. 

The major interest of Szabo's article is to reveal why the anti-vaccine opinion should be reconsidered and the proof behind it. The piece uses medical statistics and research for evidence and makes the claims respectable. She also makes her own values clear about how vaccines are a positive attribute to society while surfacing factual information.

This article was published on USA Today in 2011 making it current and reliable. The author is also a medical reporter who is frequently published on USA Today. Furthermore, this is an informative article, but it has a slight bias toward pro-vaccines. 

In the National Vaccine Information Center article, "Measles in Disneyland," Barbara Fisher recognizes the opposite side of my argument. Her claim is surrounded around the Disneyland Measles outbreak in 2015 and how vaccines did not assist the situation. 

The major value of this piece is how vaccines are only a source of income for Merck's Stockholders and how placing the blame on parents for not vaccinating their children is morally wrong. It also shows interest in how mandatory vaccines are harmful to society and how they take away our basic human right of choice.

This article was published in 2015, about a week after the Disneyland incident so again it is credible. The article shows a strong bias against vaccines which I found would assist in my counterargument; however, I felt the piece cut corners and did not explain the evidence fully so the audience would not question the claim. 

In my overall observation, my research question is highly arguable due to the fact it is a hugely controversial topic based on medicine, religion, and culture. From the research I have already completed, I noticed people either argue how vaccinations are a positive component in our history and how it has improved our daily lives, or how vaccinations are harmful and not useful to our world. 

Two of my sources so far have been evidence for my research question and the other was against it. Due to this, I believe I have a well rounded idea of the topic, my thesis is the correct one and I do not need to revise my opinion yet.

