White Paper Polio-Tyson Still

Posted on February 7, 2012 by stillt27

After using Google to find more research, it led me to http://www.cdc.gov where i researched the effectiveness of vaccine.

“A 1916 polio epidemic in the United States killed 6,000 people and paralyzed 27,000 more. In the early 1950’s there were more than 25,000 cases of polio reported each year. Polio vaccination was begun in 1955. By 1960 the number of reported cases had dropped to about 3,000, and by 1979 there were only about 10. The success of polio vaccination in the U.S. and other countries has sparked a world-wide effort to eliminate polio.”

This claim describes the effectiveness of vaccine throughout many years of experience. over time in history the vaccine became more effective, reducing the number of cases of polio. It shows that people who might have polio should get the vaccine to keep the numbers of cases down still.

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4 Responses to White Paper Polio-Tyson Still

  1. davidbdale's avatar davidbdale says:
    February 14, 2012 at 1:39 pm

    It certainly demonstrates the effectiveness of the vaccination campaign, Tyson, although it makes no particular claim about the efficacy of any particular vaccine. It also doesn’t say that the “vaccine became more effective.” If you mean that every year there were fewer cases, that’s a different claim altogether. There’s no indication here, either, that anyone already infected will benefit from the vaccine, so your final advice is not supported.

    Grade Recorded.

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    • stillt27's avatar stillt27 says:
      February 21, 2012 at 2:50 pm

      I’m not sure what is actually being told of me in the comment. i understand that it makes no indication to what is trying to be said but I thought that by the facts of the number of cases going down showed that each year the vaccine had become more effective by reducing the cases of polio. Is there any way you can go more into detail about what you want me to understand about this post?

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      • davidbdale's avatar davidbdale says:
        February 21, 2012 at 6:58 pm

        Sure, Tyson.

        First of all, I have no idea what you mean by “i understand that it makes no indication to what is trying to be said,” so we’re both having a little trouble here.

        About the vaccine’s effectiveness, that’s a very specific claim that is different from a claim about the number of polio cases. Let’s say I am the inventor of the toothbrush. I introduce it to my neighborhood. The first year, most of my neighbors never pick one up, some use it occasionally, some brush three times a day. My brushing program achieves a 10% reduction in cavities, but those who use the toothbrushes regularly get no new cavities at all! The brushing program is 10% effective. The toothbrush is 100% effective! See what I mean? You say the vaccine became more effective over time. I say the vaccine was just as effective the first year, but the vaccination program got better.

        If you think this is a meaningful distinction, work to make sure your own writing is careful about the claims you make.

        If you think it’s a pointless waste of time and that everybody knew perfectly well what you meant in the first place, you will not do well in this course. Writing well doesn’t mean using a lot of adjectives; it means being very clear about the careful claims you make.

        Did I clarify what I meant?

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  2. Tyson Still's avatar Tyson Still says:
    February 23, 2012 at 11:38 am

    Yes I understand what you mean and sorry for not being more clear on what point I was trying to get across in my previous comment.

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