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Informed Parents of Vaccinated Children

The concern I hear most often is that the myriad illnesses we are immunizing against today represent undue stress on the immune system and may also stress a child with the pain of multiple immunizations at once. With this in mind, some parents request personalized or extended immunization schedules for their children. However, parents need to know that todays modern vaccines expose the immune system to fewer antigens (the things that actually provoke the immune response) compared to older vaccines. That means that todays vaccines actually are challenging our childrens immune systems with fewer antigens today than in previous generations. In addition, children from the time of birth are exposed to hundreds of viruses and antigens that are not associated with vaccination – remarkably, we are born with immune systems that are designed to respond to these challenges. Furthermore, I would argue that it could be more traumatic to have one shot every month for a prolonged period rather than getting it over with as quickly as is possible. In my practice, the nurses who give vaccines are incredibly quick and efficient. Moments after getting her shots, my daughter is all smiles when the nurse hands her a Dora sticker. Most importantly, the CDC-recommended schedule of immunizations is proven safe and allows kids to be immunized against these illnesses at the earliest possible time, providing optimal protection to children and communities. cleveland/sun/all/index.ssf/2014/09/information_about_childhood_va.html

Posted on: Fri, 05 Sep 2014 16:38:51 +0000

The concern I hear most often is that the myriad illnesses we are - TopicsExpress

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