Today’s childhood vaccines protect against serious and potentially life-threatening diseases, including polio, measles, whooping cough and chicken pox.
There are many important reasons to make sure your child is vaccinated:
- Immunizations protect your child from 14 serious diseases before they turn 2 years old
- Vaccination is very safe and effective
- Immunizations can protect others you care about
- Immunizations can save your family time and money
Is your child up to date with their immunizations?
The CDC has easy to read immunization schedules available on their website. Check out the childhood immunization schedule for all recommended vaccines from birth through age 6 here:
http://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/schedules/easy-to-read/child-easyread.html
You can also find fact sheets for each vaccine- preventable disease at:
https://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/index.html
