Vaccines are required for school enrollment and attendance in Texas. These medications protect children, families, and the community from communicable diseases, which can have potentially devastating and deadly complications. Here’s a comprehensive review of immunization requirements for school entry. The Vaccine Schedules Healthcare providers believe that children should be fully vaccinated against communicable diseases to
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Flu Shots for Kids: Why Annual Influenza Vaccination Is Essential
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommends an influenza vaccine for people of all ages, including children six months and older, unless they have a medical reason not to get a flu shot. It’s also recommended to vaccinate your kids against influenza by the end of October because flu season begins in October,
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Kids have weaker immune systems than adults, making them prone to catching diseases that can cause serious health problems such as disability and even cause death. Childhood vaccination is one of the best public health achievements that has made it possible to save children from infectious diseases that years go harm or prove fatal to
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Of all the precautions you can take to protect your child, making sure they are up to date with their vaccinations may be the most important. That’s because vaccinations provide your child with immunity against potentially life-threatening illnesses and diseases, such as: Chickenpox Diphtheria Flu Hepatitis A & B Hib (Haemophilus influenzae type B) Measles
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Protecting your child from illness is one of the most important responsibilities of a parent. One way to help ensure your child’s health and well being is by making sure they stay current with their vaccinations. That’s because vaccines prevent infectious diseases that years ago harmed or proved fatal to infants, children, and adults. Without
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Immunizations or vaccinations are preventive against illnesses and diseases that once could claim the lives of infants and children. Without vaccines, your child could be exposed to potentially fatal conditions, such as polio, whooping cough, tetanus, and diphtheria. Vaccines have a two-way benefit in that they protect your child as well as the community. So
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Vaccines are important in children because they help protect them from serious illnesses and diseases. Vaccines work by preparing the body to fight off infections. They do this by causing the body to produce antibodies, which are proteins that recognize and destroy viruses, bacteria, or other organisms that can cause disease. Some vaccines are for
Read MoreChild Vaccination 101 for COVID-19
COVID-19 illness still threatens the health of adults and children. So, all family members need the protective benefits of vaccinations and boosters. Let’s talk about why this readily available preventive care is important, when your child should receive it, and where you can go in to get vaccinated for this deadly condition. Your pediatrician in
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Vaccines are lab-prepared medicines which help your body to build natural internal immunity against infectious diseases. Your pediatrician will know the recommended schedule for your child to receive their immunizations according to their age and previous immunizations received, if any. Let’s talk more about the importance of your child receiving potentially lifesaving vaccinations, and where
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One of the most unnecessarily controversial topics in medicine today is whether vaccines are necessary. Ask any reputable medical expert from around the world, and you will get a resounding “yes” as an answer to this question. The effectiveness and need for vaccines to prevent the spread of dangerous diseases has been demonstrated numerous times.
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