Immunizations and Vaccines

Vaccinations have minimized or eradicated numerous epidemics, but they're also controversial. How much do you know about childhood vaccination schedules, and general vaccine facts? ...

The RotaTeq vaccine is recommended as part of routine childhood immunization in the U.S. ...

Should My Young Daughter Get the HPV Vaccination? As the parent of a teenage or preteen girl, you may well be aware of the controversy surrounding the relatively recent release of the vaccine Gardasil. Gardasil helps to protect girls against the...

A mother asks whether there is no link between immunizations and sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS). ...

Learn whether it is harmful to give extra doses of the routine childhood vaccines, and how you can prevent that from happening. Dr. Shari Nethersole, a physician at the Boston Children's Hospital weighs in. ...

Prevnar (PCV7) is approved for routine administration to all children less than two years of age, beginning at two months of age. ...

A yearly flu shot is the best way to protect yourself against the types of influenza expected each year. ...

Learn whether it is safe to administer live vaccines to a child while his mother is pregnant. ...

Although there is an increased risk of post-vaccination seizures after DTP, there is no evidence that pertussis immunization causes permanent brain damage or epilepsy. ...

Unusual detrimental occurrences that seem to be related to the Hepatitis B vaccine are felt to be more coincidental than "cause and effect." ...

When a child has asthma and an egg allergy, the flu shot may not be advisable. Consult with your child's doctor. ...

The chickenpox vaccine is thought to be safe for healthy children. ...

Despite an egg allergy, your child should probably be vaccinated against measles. ...

There is no scientific proof that the DPT shot causes mental retardation, autism, or death. ...