Childhood Immunizations: A Parent's Guide to Vaccinations

Childhood Immunizations: A Parent's Guide to Vaccinations

There is a lot of conflicting information about immunizations, and it can be difficult for a parent to know what to do. You need to know the facts about immunizations and why they are important for your child’s health. The pediatricians at Decatur Pediatric Group provide a wide range of pediatric medical services, including immunizations. They have three convenient office locations in Clarkston, Smyrna, and Lithonia, GA.

What You Need To Know About Immunizations

Immunizations are the easiest, most effective way to prevent serious diseases like polio, meningitis, hepatitis, and more.

Immunizations are most important for children because a child’s immune system is not as robust as that of an adult. Children can’t fight off illness as easily, and the signs and symptoms of an illness or disease can be much more severe. There are several things every parent should know about immunizations. Consider that immunizations are:

• Safe, because they are rigorously tested and approved by the FDA and CDC before they are released for public use
• Effective, because they boast a 95% to 99% success rate, according to healthychildren.org
• Convenient, because they can be easily administered during your child’s routine examination and physical appointments

Your child’s daycare or school also requires your child to be current on immunizations before your child can attend. These are the required immunizations from birth to 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

To view or print this list from the CDC, please click here.

Remember that when your child is immunized, it protects your child, other members of your family, and you from developing serious diseases.

Want To Know More?

To find out more about immunizations and why your child needs to be vaccinated, call the pediatricians at Decatur Pediatric Group. You can reach them in Clarkston, Smyrna, or Lithonia, GA, by calling (404) 296-7133, so call today.