Knowing your baby's vaccination schedule is vital to her health. But beyond a baby's vaccination schedule is the adolescent's as well as the schedule for delayed vaccines. So, what immunizations does your child need, and when does she need it?
According to the American Academy of Pediatrics, there are 10 immunizations that children need, including: Hepatitis A, Hepatitis B, Polio, and the MMR vaccine. The vaccination schedule for children 3 and under can be found here (PDF).
Most vaccines for adolescents are for high-risk groups and as "catch up" shots. However, young girls can also receive the HPV vaccine (around ages 11-12). Also in that age range are the Meningococcal vaccination and the Tdap immunization.
If your child has missed doses, the American Academy of Pediatrics has posted the "catch up" schedule here.
And each year, it is recommended that children (and adults) receive a flu shot.
Make sure you keep your children up to date with their vaccination schedule in order to preserve their health (and preserve the health of society).
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The best resource I've found for info on childhood vaccinations is called The Vaccine Book by Robert Sears. It contains information about what each vaccine is, how it's made, what the ingredients are, what the potential side effects are, etc. It also has an alternative vaccination schedule that includes all of the AAP recommended shots but spreads them out over a slightly longer time frame.
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