Childhood Immunization

Today, children in the United States are vaccinated to protect themselves from diseases more than dozens such as measles, polio, tetanus, diphtheria, whooping cough etc. Most of these diseases are now at historically the lowest level due to long-term vaccination. Children must receive immunization at least before going to school.

This vaccine helps to prevent serious diseases without getting sick. If you are not vaccinated, you must be really infected with the disease in order to immunize the bacteria causing the disease. Vaccines function most effectively when given at a specific age. For example, children are not immunized with measles until they are at least one year old. It may not work if previously specified. US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Announces Release Schedule for Children's Vaccines

Some vaccines that have been vaccinated as children can provide immunization for many years, but adults also need to receive vaccinations.

Children's vaccination can reduce the risk of fever related diseases such as Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib) infection. There is no 100% effective vaccine, but most regular vaccination against children is 85% to 95% effective for vaccinated children. For more information, see the immunization topic. Due to the rapid increase in fever, some children may have a fever. After the fever gets hot, the risk of stroke is reduced. Convulsions seems horrible, but it usually does not cause other problems such as brain disorders, intellectual disabilities, learning disabilities. If your child has a fever and a seizure, see the topic of fever and seizure.

Pediatric immunity is one of the greatest achievements of modern medicine. In the 2009 US birth cohort, regular child immunizations resulted in approximately 42,000 early deaths and 20 million illnesses, savings of $ 13.5 billion in direct expenses, savings of $ 68.8 billion in social expenses Prevented 1. It is effective. Certain infants, children and adolescents can not safely vaccinate a particular vaccine due to age or specific health conditions. These individuals benefit from the effectiveness of vaccination through a mechanism called community immunity (also called "mass vaccination"). Almost all of the people who are not vaccinated receive appropriate vaccination, and regional vaccination is done.

Regular child vaccination against infectious diseases is an integral part of our public health infrastructure. They provide direct protection to vaccinated individuals and provide indirect protection to children and adults who are unable to vaccinate by the effect of community vaccination. As a public health strategy to protect children in these situations in all 50 states of Colombia and Puerto Rico, and secondly as a mechanism to promote children's timely vaccination, childcare and school education It is necessary to have a vaccination certificate. Nursing staff All states and the District of Columbia have mechanisms to exempt school participants from certain vaccination requirements for medical reasons, but most states have children's childcare necessary for enrollment and non-medical There are various regulations and laws that permit immunization. Exemption