Erroneous information has led many Americans to no longer vaccinate their children. Unvaccinated children have received and delivered diseases once erradicated in the United States, and this puts those with compromised immune systems at risk. Infants and toddlers, who do not have fully developed immune systems; The elderly, who have weakened immune systems; Cancer Patients and AIDS patients, who are already fighting their own bodies; and those with other immunodeficiency disorders whose bodies cannot adequately protect their persons from major threats. It is one thing to have an opinion, but one cannot creat their own facts - especially when such facts put the lives of others at risk. Children interact closely on a large-scale basis in any school system, and this facilitates the spread of viruses and diseases. A child with a weakened immune system will recieve a disease, such as polio or whooping cough from an unvaccinated peer, and may spread it to others or die themselves. If we have a say in preventing child death and child negligence, why should we not prevent it? We must obviate the resurgence of deadly, preventable diseases in our great state, Maryland, and in the United States as a whole. This is the first step.