Vaccines are critical tools in the health care arsenal, with a long, successful history of fighting or eradicating disease. During National Immunization Awareness Month, we want to remind patients that vaccines have saved more lives around the world than any other medical invention.
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- Vaccines provide a safe and effective means of countering many threats to personal health and military readiness.
- Protect your children, protect yourself. Get up to date, and stay up to date.
- Talk to your pediatrician and primary care provider and get vaccinated today.
- Many children missed check-ups and recommended childhood vaccinations during the past two years.
- The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the American Academy of Pediatrics recommend children catch up on routine childhood vaccinations following disruptions from COVID-19.
- Talk to your child’s health care provider about getting up to date.
- Vaccines aren’t just for kids! Many colleges and technical schools also require vaccines.
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Some vaccine-preventable diseases remain common in the U.S. Unvaccinated people can be at risk for a serious case of the disease that might cause hospitalization or death.
- Young children have the highest risk of having a serious case of disease.
- Delaying or spreading out vaccine doses leaves your child unprotected when they need vaccine protection the most.
- Even young children cared for at home can be exposed to vaccine preventable diseases. It’s important for them to get all their vaccines at the recommended ages.
- If your child misses some scheduled vaccine doses, there is no need to restart a vaccine series. Your provider can determine the right way to catch your child up.
- Vaccines protects against serious diseases like COVID-19, measles, whooping cough, polio, tetanus, rotavirus, hepatitis A, hepatitis B, chickenpox, influenza, and more.
- It's important to save and update your child's vaccine records. They may be required to register your child for school, child care, or athletics.
- Check with your provider about which vaccine you should receive and when you should receive boosters.
- COVID-19 vaccines work well to prevent severe illness, hospitalization, and death.
- Your CDC COVID-19 Vaccination card for future use.
- To learn more about COVID-19 vaccines, talk with your health care provider. They can answer your questions about vaccine development, safety, and effectiveness and help you become confident in the decision to vaccinate.
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