Vaccinations are one of the most conversational pieces that I deal with being a first time parent and going into the medical field as a medical assistant. There are a lot more parents that seem to be skeptic about giving their child (ren) vaccinated even though the CDC (The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) recommends vaccinations from birth through adulthood to provide a lifetime of protection against many diseases and infections, such as influenza, pneumococcal disease, human papillomavirus, and hepatitis A and B. Yet many individuals are not vaccinated as recommended, leaving them needlessly vulnerable to illness and long-term suffering. In general, vaccine-preventable diseases are more serious for the very young and the very old.
