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What can happen to the baby if the vaccinations are not given?

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Die from Infection: Vaccines are designed to save lives and prevent complications of infections. They work so well many people are not familiar with the disease we protect our babies from. Common complications of infections in unvaccinated children inculde deafness, pneumonia, brain infections, sterility and death. Protect your baby: schedule your routine check ups an immunization appointments.

Answered 4/14/2016

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Death/disability: 60 % of whooping cough deaths occur < 4months of age & 80% under 1yr. The us yearly rate has gone from ~1500 to 13, 500 from '90's to 2009 with increase in preventable infant deaths to > 30/yr. This increase reflects choices by those who avoid vaccines. Unvaccinated kids are 27x as likely to get the disease. It is sad the kid doesn't have a choice in this matter.

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