While growing up, my mother believed that shots could prevent the worse of diseases and aid in my healthy growth. However, before doing so she would research and find out the side effects that the shots could have, and whether it would be beneficial to get it or not. As the article “Almost half of U.S. children not getting vaccinated in timely fashion” stated, “Most parents agreed that vaccines protect their child(ren) from diseases; however, more than half of the respondents also expressed concerns regarding serious adverse effects, such as autism. Overall, 11.5% of the parents had refused at least 1 recommended vaccine.” In today’s society, we are finding that many people have stopped taking shots and the recommended medicine doctors have prescribed, fearing that they are root causes to some of the major illnesses and disabilities. This started when multiple articles came out about Autism and other mental disorders becoming more common due to vaccines, the top ones being measles, mumps and rubella vaccine. As the article “Multiple Vaccines Safe, Not Linked to Autism” on Medscape News Today stated, “Starting in the late 1990s, there was concern that the measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR) vaccine caused autism. Now, 12 studies have shown clearly that there is no relationship between receiving that vaccine and the development of autism.” However, we are now seeing that by not taking these vaccines, major illnesses are starting to reappears. According to Gary Freed’s article “Parental Vaccine Safety in 2009”, “The number of children who were late on at least one vaccine, such as for measles, mumps and rubella and diphtheria, tetanus and peruses shots, rose from 42 percent to an uncomfortable 54 percent.” If this continues, we may find ourselves in another epidemic such the ones we have seen in the past. Vaccines are just another modern achievement that is present today that have helped overcome major diseases. With the ever changing world, these vaccines are going to improve and advance; however, just like any other “new product” it will be attached to negative attributes.