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Vaccine information

VACCINE WEBSITE
 
Blue Ridge Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine strongly supports the use of vaccines to prevent many of the most dangerous pediatric illnesses. The topic of vaccines has received much publicity in the popular press. We want to make sure that parents in our practice have the best information possible in making their health care decisions. If you have any questions, please talk with the physician taking care of your child.
 
"The two public health interventions that have had the greatest impact on the world's health are clean water and vaccines". - World Health Organization
 
The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) lists vaccines as one of the Top Ten Public Health Achievements of the last 100 years.
Link: http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm4850bx.htm
 
There is a lot of information on the internet about vaccines. We feel the links below provide good, extensive information about vaccines.
 
New American Academy of Pediatrics website: Vaccinateyourbaby.org
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia Vaccine Information: Vaccine.chop.edu
Immunication Information: Immunizationinfo.org
Vaccine Information for Parents and Health Professionals: Vaccineinformation.org
“Do Vaccines Overwhelm the Immune System?” link: http://www.cispimmunize.org/fam/infant.html
 
VIS: PDFs that we give out for all vaccines
 
New Vaccines:
The Centers for Disease Control has recently recommended that several new vaccines be given routinely to children to protect them from specific serious infectious diseases. These vaccines are:
  • Gardasil (vaccine for adolescent girls, 11 years and older, to protect against cervical cancer)
    (CDC info) (manufacturer info)
  • Hepatitis A (recommended for all children 1 year of age and older; consists of two doses, given at least 6 months apart)
    (CDC info)
  • Influenza (recommended for all children > 6 months of age)
    (CDC info)
    Additionally there is a nasally adminstered vaccine, Flumist, available for select children
    (CDC info) (manufacturer info)
  • Menactra (vaccine to protect against a deadly form of meningitis, recommended for children 11 years and older) (CDC info)
 
Vaccines and Autism
American Academy of Pediatrics - http://vaccinateyourbaby.org/safe/autism/index.cfm
Summary of Links http://www.vaccineinformation.org/autism.asp
 
 

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