Basics and Common Questions

Vaccines protect you and your family. Review six things you need to know about vaccines so you and your doctor can be sure everyone is protected against vaccine-preventable diseases.

Both parents and providers seek information about why immunizing is so important to the individual, community, and worldwide.

• Why Immunize?
• How Vaccines Prevent Diseases
  Includes illustrations to help you better understand how vaccines protect children from diseases.
• Understanding How Vaccines Work [2 pages]
  Explains how the immune system responds to vaccines to build immunity.
• The Importance of Childhood Immunizations 
• Parents: What You Need to Know

Information explaining the basics about immunizations and vaccinations can be found here.

• The basics
• 10 things you need to know about childhood immunizations
• Immunity types
• Immunization life-cycle
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Answers to common and frequently asked questions about vaccinating, the creditability of information on the Internet, etc.

• Common Questions
• Who should NOT get vaccinated with these vaccines?
• What are the possible side-effects from vaccines?
• Infant immunization FAQs
• Why vaccinate now?
  Answers about vaccination for parents of preteens and teens.
• Finding credible vaccine information
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