which vaccination will help me not catch an influenza, cold, or flu?

Question

Why do you have to get vaccinated with the influenza vaccine (flu vaccine) every year?

Answer 1

FLU shot: The flu shot will help to prevent you from getting influenza/flu but will not protect from colds.

Answer 2

No: Everyday your child is exposed to thousands of antigens (or germs) and makes protective antibodies against these. During any combination of vaccines on the aap recommended vaccination schedule your child is only exposed to 150 antigens. This will not overwhelm their immune system. The schedule has been made by experts and is made for the safety of your child to protect them from illness.

Answer 3

No: There is no evidence that multiple vaccinations on the same day can cause any adverse immune system reaction.

Answer 4

No: The funny thing is that 10 -20 times more antigens, the components that trigger our immune system, were given 40 years ago than today, yet this issue is raised. The baby is exposed to more antigens in a play group than all shots combined. Research studies have repeatedly proven that simultaneous vaccinations cause no significant problems to the child's immune response.

Answer 5

No: It is fine for children to get several vaccinations at the same time. However, if a parent is very worried about it, he or she can ask the doctor to give the vaccines during 2 separate office visits instead of on one day.

Answer 6

No: Theoretical cencerns were raised but not substantiated objectively. As a matter of fact, children's immune system is not only capable of handling multiple vaccines but also of producing adequate immunoglobulins (so called protection antibodies) in response to these antigenic challenges.

Answer 7

No: Your child is exposed to millions of new antigens daily. The antigen load from vaccinations is a drop in the bucket compared to the normal daily load.

Answer 8

No benefits: Delaying your child's vaccinations will delay protecting your child from diseases that are waiting for them. That leaves them at risk. If your child is otherwise healthy, he/she should get them. No benefits in delaying vaccinations, unless your child has a fever, the flu, or a serious illness.

Answer 9

Weigh risk/benefit: There are no known benefits of delaying vaccines, but the risks of doing so are potentially severe or even fatal (e.g. Meningitis). One study in the journal pediatrics in may 2010 by drs. Michael smith and charles woods looked at children on delayed and traditional vaccine schedules. The delayed group did not perform better on any of 42 tests of cognitive, motor, and behavioral tasks.

Answer 10

Avoid Death/injury: We have been blessed by decreasing numbers of deaths due to illnesses like pertussis, polio, Hib meningitis & the like. Many parents assume since the other kids in the neighborhood get shots, her baby doen't need to. Well? Just assume that traveler from asia/south america/etc. Didn't get of a plane yesterday incubating that illness before brushing into you at the mall is it worth your babies life.

Answer 11

Before leave hosp: Make appointments for your first few well-baby checks (including the 2 month visit, when most office vaccine schedules begin), while you're still in the hospital.

Answer 12

Regular well checks: Normally, vaccine appointments should go along with the normal well check schedule. Your pediatrician should be able to furnish you with the vaccine schedule they follow, showing which combinations of vaccines they use, and exactly when they are given, but most follow the acip guidelines and the chart found at aap.Org. So follow the well check schedule, and you should be fine.

Answer 13

Read further...: Dtap, ipv, hib, hep b, prevnar, (pneumococcal vaccine) rotavirus. Then at 1 year of age children should get their MMR and varicella vaccines.

Answer 14

At 1 year old : Hepatitis a vaccine is also given then a second dose 6 months after, usually at 18 months old if right on time.This is in addition to the ones already mentioned in previous answer (mmr, chickenpox, hib and prevnar).

Answer 15

Not long: As you recover from influenza the body is building antibodies which attack and kill the virus.

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