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TEKST4Przeczytajtekst.Pokażdymakapiciezdecyduj,czyzdaniapodane
poniżejwyrażająprawdę-‘true’,czyfałsz-‘false’.
Immunizationscansaveachild’slife.Becauseofadvancesinmedicalscience,childrencanbe
protectedagainstmorediseasesthaneverbefore.Somediseasesthatonceinjuredorkilled
thousandsofchildren,havebeeneliminatedcompletelyandothersareclosetoextinction–
mainlyduetosafeandeffectivevaccines.
1.Progressinvaccinationhashelpederadicateillnesseswhichwere
onceimpossibletocure.
Oneexampleofthegreatimpactthatvaccinescanhaveistheeliminationofpolio.Inmany
countries,poliowasoncemost-feareddisease,causingdeathandparalysis,buttoday,thanksto
vaccination,therearenomorereportsofpolioincivilizedcountries.
2.Insomedevelopedcountriescasesofpoliocanstillbedangerous
andcausedeathtopatientswhoarenotvaccinated.
Vaccinationisverysafeandeffective.Vaccinesareonlygiventochildrenafteralongand
carefulreviewbyscientists,doctors,andhealthcareprofessionals.Vaccineswillinvolvesome
discomfortandmaycausepain,redness,ortendernessatthesiteofinjectionbutthisisminimal
comparedtothepain,discomfort,andtraumaofthediseasesthesevaccinesprevent.
3.Certaindiscomfortsandside-effectsofavaccinationprocedure
maybemoreacutethantheresultsofadisease.
Serioussideeffectsfollowingvaccination,suchassevereallergicreaction,areveryrare.The
diseasepreventionbenefitsofgettingvaccinesaremuchgreaterthanthepossiblesideeffects
foralmostallchildren.Itisimportantthatchildrenwhoareabletogetvaccinatedarefully
immunized.Thisnotonlyprotectswholefamilies,butalsohelpspreventthespreadofdiseases
tootherfamilymembersorfriends.
4.Vaccinationgivesprotectionagainstdiseasesnotonlytovaccinated
children,butalsotoothersocietymembers.
Somediseasesthatcanbepreventedbyvaccinationresultinprolongeddisabilitiesandcantake
afinancialtollbecauseoflosttimeatwork,medicalbillsorlong-termdisabilitycare.Inresult,
gettingvaccinatedagainstthesediseasesisagoodinvestmentandusuallycoveredbyinsurance.
5.Asaneffectofvaccination,somepatientsmaydevelopdisabilities
thatrequirealotofmoneytobecured.
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