The Importance of Childhood Immunizations

Immunizations from your pediatricians in Klamath Falls, OR, can protect your child’s health.

You want to protect your child from harm. One of the easiest ways you can do that is to get your child vaccinated. Immunizations are safe and effective, and they can save your child from serious medical illnesses and diseases. Your pediatrician can help your child keep current on immunizations.

Dr. Nicola Cherry, Dr. Guitar Hanna and Dr. Dana Barnett at The Children’s Clinic of Klamath, in Klamath Falls, OR, offer a wide range of pediatric medicine services, including immunizations to protect your child’s health.

Before vaccines, millions died of complications from polio, influenza, German measles, and other diseases. Children were especially at risk. Now, thanks to vaccines, your child can be protected.

You need to know a few important facts about childhood immunizations: Vaccines are:

• Safe; every vaccine is rigorously tested by the manufacturer before it is approved for public use by the Food and Drug Administration.
• Effective; vaccines are proven effective against serious diseases including meningitis, influenza, polio, measles, and many others.
• Required; certain vaccines are required before your child can go to daycare and attend school. This is to protect your child, your child’s playmates, teachers, students, your family members, and you.

The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) recommends these vaccinations for children from birth to 18 years old:

• (Hep B) Hepatitis B
• (Dtap) Diphtheria, Tetanus, Pertussis
• (Hib) Haemophilus influenza type B
• (IPV) Polio
• (PCV13) Pneumococcal conjugate
• (RV) Rotavirus
• (MMR) Measles, mumps, rubella
• (Varicella) Chickenpox
• (HepA) Hepatitis A
• (HPV) Human papillomavirus
• (MCV4) Meningococcal conjugate
• (Influenza) Flu

Childhood immunizations are the safe, easy way to prevent serious illnesses and diseases. Your child needs and deserves to be protected.

To find out more about required and recommended childhood immunizations and how they can protect the health of your child, call Dr. Cherry and Dr. Hanna at The Children’s Clinic of Klamath, in Klamath Falls, OR, at (541) 884-1224 today!