Vaccination Schedules, as Advised by Pediatricians

When babies are born, they are given protection from different diseases by the antibodies that are passed onto them from their moms, and this protection is maintained as they get nourished by breast milk. However, this protection is only temporary, and kids could sooner or later get exposed to different kinds of ailments.

For more protection, children should be given different kinds of immunizations through vaccines once they reach a certain age. These vaccinations contain weakened or inactivated parts of diseases that would help your kid's immune system create antibodies. These antibodies, in turn, would fight those same diseases without letting your kids get infected.

Pediatricians have designed vaccination schedules that parents are urged to follow in order to keep children fully protected.

For example, right after a child is born, some doctors recommend giving a dose of Hepatitis B vaccine, and then a second dose after a month or two. During the second month, babies could also be given Rotavirus, Diptheria, and then Polio vaccinations, plus another dose of these at the four-month mark. Tetanus vaccinations are also recommended by doctors, along with booster shots when kids grow older.

Influenza vaccinations can be started once a baby is six months old. Doctors recommend having these done once a year due to seasonal strain changes.

There are more vaccinations on the list. To best find out about what they are and when to get them, consult your pediatrician.