What You Need To Know About Vaccinations

Vaccinations for Preventative Care

Are you wondering if your child needs vaccinations? It’s easy to be confused by the amount of misinformation on the internet and the news. The truth is that vaccinating your child is one of the easiest, most effective ways to protect your child’s health. Drs. Brian DuMais, Megan Dwyer, and Liz Dahlberg at DuMais Pediatrics in Orland Park, IL, provide comprehensive medical care for children, including vaccinations and other preventative care services.

What You Need To Know About Vaccinations

Children are more susceptible to developing serious illnesses and diseases because a child’s immune system isn’t fully developed like that of an adult. That means signs and symptoms of illnesses and diseases can be much more serious in a child.

Your child is bombarded by bacteria and viruses on surfaces, through contact with other children, and through contact with other adults. Vaccines help provide your child with immunity and protection against serious and even fatal diseases. Meningitis, flu, hepatitis, diphtheria, and polio proved fatal for many children and adults.

Times have changed because vaccines are now easily available from your pediatrician as part of preventative care. Consider that vaccines are:

• Safe because they are rigorously tested and approved by the FDA and CDC before being released for public use
• They are convenient, because your pediatrician can easily administer them during a well-child visit
• Necessary because they are required for your child to attend daycare or school

These are the vaccines your child needs from birth through age 18, according to the Centers for Disease Control:

• Hepatitis B
• Diphtheria, Tetanus, Pertussis
• Haemophilus influenza type B
• Polio
• Pneumococcal conjugate
• Rotavirus
• Measles, mumps, rubella
• Chickenpox
• Hepatitis A
• Human papillomavirus
• Meningococcal conjugate
• Flu
• Covid

Vaccinations protect your child against serious and contagious illnesses and diseases. They also keep illness and disease from spreading, making you and your family safer.

Want To Know More?

To find out more about vaccinations as part of preventative care, call Drs. Brian DuMais, Megan Dwyer, and Liz Dahlberg at DuMais Pediatrics in Orland Park, IL. You can reach them in the office by calling (708) 364-1600, so call today.