Ask your child's healthcare provider for an immunization record form. Think about your child's record as you would a birth certificate. Keep it with your other essential documents. You can also download an easy-to-read immunization schedule and record form at the CDC website. Most parents and healthcare providers do a good job of keeping up with immunizations. Yet studies show that about one-fourth of preschool children are missing at least 1 routine vaccine.
Most states will not let your child start school without a complete vaccine record. Sometimes a vaccine is missed when a child is sick. If your child has missed an immunization, you don't have to go back and start over for most vaccines. The previous vaccines are still good. Your healthcare provider will just resume the vaccine schedule. If, for any reason, your child gets additional doses of a vaccine, this is also not a concern.
But your child will still need any future doses according to the recommended schedule. Common side effects of vaccines include swelling at the site of the injection, soreness, and fever. Also, don't forget to praise your child afterward. A little positive reinforcement can make the next trip to the doctor easier. Try to do something fun after the appointment. A trip to the park or playground can make the day's memories happier ones. Larger text size Large text size Regular text size.
These are: swaddling immediately after the shot. Others, like tetanus, last for many years but require periodic shots boosters for continued protection against the disease. The whooping cough pertussis vaccine also does not give lifelong immunity, and that may be one reason why outbreaks still happen. Whooping cough isn't a serious problem for older kids and adults, but it can be for infants and young children.
Because of this, teens and adults now receive a pertussis booster along with the tetanus and diphtheria booster Tdap — an important step in controlling this infection, particularly for pregnant women and other adults who will be around newborn babies. It's important to keep a record of vaccinations so the doctor knows when your kids are due for a booster.
Also make sure your kids get the flu vaccine each year. Having been immunized last year won't protect someone from getting the flu this year because flu viruses constantly change. The vaccine is updated each year to include the most current strains of the virus.
It can't prevent infection by all viruses that can cause flu-like symptoms, though, so being immunized isn't a guarantee that someone won't get sick during flu season. Still, even if someone who's gotten the vaccine has the flu, symptoms usually will be fewer and milder.
New vaccines are licensed only after thorough laboratory studies and clinical trials, and safety monitoring continues even after a vaccine has been approved.
There have been — and will continue to be — improvements such as those that have already been made to the DTaP and polio vaccines, for example that will minimize potential side effects and ensure the best possible safety standards.
Clearly, vaccines are one of the best tools we have to keep kids healthy. But they work best when everyone gets them. Vaccines are now required to be covered by health insurance plans with no charge to the patient. Some insurance plans only cover vaccines when they are given by your doctor or at specific locations. So check with your insurance company to make sure. You can also get inexpensive or free vaccines through many local public health clinics and community health centers, and campaigns to vaccinate kids often hold free vaccination days.
The U. The vaccines are provided by the government and administered in a doctor's office. But the doctor's visit itself is not covered unless the child has insurance, including Medicaid.
Some public health clinics may cover both the visit and the immunizations. Read Your Child's Immunizations for details about each recommended immunization. And talk with your doctor about which immunizations your kids need.
Working together, you can help keep your family healthy. Common Questions About Immunizations. Larger text size Large text size Regular text size. Talk to your child's doctor if you have questions or concerns about vaccines for your child. Vaccine ingredients All ingredients of vaccines play necessary roles either in making the vaccine, triggering the body to develop immunity, or in ensuring that the final product is safe and effective.
Also found in antacids, buffered aspirin, antiperspirants, etc. Formaldehyde is used prevent contamination by bacteria during the vaccine manufacturing process. Resides in body naturally more in body than vaccines.
Also, found in environment, preservatives, and household products. Thimerosal is also used during the manufacturing process but is no longer an ingredient in any vaccine except multi-dose vials of the flu vaccine. Single dose vials of the flu vaccine are available as an alternative.
Some websites may claim that ingredients are harmful, but you have to make sure as you surf for vaccine information to seek information from credible sources. Vaccines are safe The safety of vaccines is often a topic of media stories and blog postings.
Making sure vaccines are safe is a priority for CDC.
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