A mother walks into a doctor's office holding her two month old son. They enter a small white room where they are greeted by a nurse. She walks the mother through the basic information that the doctor will further explain after the shots are done. The child looks up at the doctor and the nurse who is by his side. The doctor pulls out a long needle and walks over to the child, the child panics, and wiggles around trying to break free. The nurse holds the child down, trying to make him stay still. With fear in his eyes the small boy screams and looks to his mother, who has sympathy in her eyes. A sharp pain kisses his arm and it's all over. A traumatic experience for a small child as well as a hard one to witness as a parent. There's no wonder
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The most common vaccinations children get are for polio, measles, mumps, and the seasonal flu. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommends that healthy children receive 49 doses of 14 vaccines by the time they're six years of age. At the age of two months a child can go in and get their first series of doses. Between 12 and 23 months children receive the following vaccines: “Chickenpox (Varicella) Diphtheria, tetanus, whooping cough, Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib), Measles, Mumps, Rubella (MMR), Polio (IPV), Pneumococcal (PCV), Hepatitis A, and Hepatitis B” (P.13). Some of the vaccines may be given as part of a combination vaccine, so that a child gets fewer shots. Although Medical organization insists that more vaccines are better, The number of recommended doses would suggest that we are over vaccinating children. For the most part, vaccination are suppose to be good for children. Major organizations state that vaccines are safe. Vaccinations can save children's lives from preventable illness, and help prevent further spread of contagious viruses. The government supports vaccines so strongly that any uninsured child can walk into a clinic and get his or her shots for free. Schools and daycares can refuse to take in children who do not have all their shot that are required by the
The most common vaccinations children get are for polio, measles, mumps, and the seasonal flu. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommends that healthy children receive 49 doses of 14 vaccines by the time they're six years of age. At the age of two months a child can go in and get their first series of doses. Between 12 and 23 months children receive the following vaccines: “Chickenpox (Varicella) Diphtheria, tetanus, whooping cough, Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib), Measles, Mumps, Rubella (MMR), Polio (IPV), Pneumococcal (PCV), Hepatitis A, and Hepatitis B” (P.13). Some of the vaccines may be given as part of a combination vaccine, so that a child gets fewer shots. Although Medical organization insists that more vaccines are better, The number of recommended doses would suggest that we are over vaccinating children. For the most part, vaccination are suppose to be good for children. Major organizations state that vaccines are safe. Vaccinations can save children's lives from preventable illness, and help prevent further spread of contagious viruses. The government supports vaccines so strongly that any uninsured child can walk into a clinic and get his or her shots for free. Schools and daycares can refuse to take in children who do not have all their shot that are required by the