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A Parents Guide to Childhood Immunization
 

Immunizations are critical to the health and safety of young children and have been the most important public health interest in history, following safe drinking water. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention published a guide to help parents, “A Parents Guide to Childhood Immunization”. Parents will find valuable information about immunization, the thirteen diseases, nine vaccines, and more.

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A Parents Guide to Childhood Immunization
 

Why Immunizations?

Immunization has been called the most important public health intervention in history, after safe drinking water. It has saved millions of lives over the years and prevented hundreds of millions of cases of disease. None of us wants to see our children get sick; and getting them immunized can protect them from a number of very serious diseases…More>> [PDF, 1.7MB]

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    Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

A Parents Guide to Childhood Immunization. DHHS/CDCP. 2005. English.