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- Your Child's Doctor Visits
- Parents Who Question Vaccines
- Myths Busted
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Understanding Vaccines & their Purpose
- VIDEO: Answers tough questions that real moms had about childhood immunizations
- How Vaccines Prevent Diseases
- Parents' Guide to Childhood Immunizations
(64-page booklet) UPDATED Oct 2010 - Vaccines: Unprotected Stories
Parents tell true stories of how a vaccine-preventable disease sickened their child and impacted their family. - Life-cycle of immunizations
- Immunity types: active, passive, herd
- List of all vaccines used in United States
Your Child's Doctor Visits
- Tips for a Less Stressful Shot Visit
[140KB/2 pages] NEW Nov 2011
Learn ways you can support your child before, during and after shots. - How to Hold Your Child during Vaccinations [106KB/1 page] NEW Nov 2011
See how a comforting hold can support your child and make the vaccination process less stressful on you and your child. - Well Child Visit Tracker [532KB/2 pages]
Fill in the blanks at each well-child visit to record your child’s immunizations, developmental milestones, and growth from birth through age 6 years. - Parent version of recommended immunizations [722KB/2 pages]
Easy-to-read schedule of recommended immunizations for children from birth to 6 years, with descriptions of vaccine-preventable diseases on back side.
Parents Who Question Vaccines
- Common Questions Parents Ask About Infant Immunizations
- Why immunize?
- Ten Things You Need to Know About Immunizations?
- Immunization: The basics
- Too Many Vaccines?
American Academy of Pediatrics - Vaccinate Your Baby
News and information for parents who wish to learn the truth about immunization and how best to protect their children from vaccine-preventable diseases. - A Parent's Guide to Kids' Vaccines
FDA explains to parents the steps to take when you vaccinate and commonly used vaccines - Evaluating information on the Web
- Parents Who Question Vaccines (flyer)
What Risks are Parents Taking in their Child's Healthcare?
- What If You Don't Immunize Your Child? [30KB/2 pages]
- What Would Happen If We Stopped Immunizations?
- Understanding Risk
Sources: History of Vaccines - Risks of Not Getting Vaccinated
- Possible Side-effects from Vaccines
- Safety: Are vaccines safe?
Not vaccinating your child? Be aware of the risks - Parents of Kids with Infectious Diseases (PKIDS)
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