What are the dangers involved if a child doesn keep up with their immunizations?
Dr. Sears: There’s a social impact to not being immunized against certain diseases. If your child catches Rubella and goes off to pre-school and gives it to her teacher who is pregnant, her unborn baby could be affected and that is dangerous. A lot of moms are not immune — they got the shot a long time ago but the effects may have worn off as an adult. So we’re giving babies and children vaccines to protect those people around your child. Sometimes parents forget about that. For a list of required and recommended vaccines in the first year of life, visit Ask Dr. Sears, which provides a list and vaccination timeline from the American Academy of Pediatrics. Additionally, according to the American Academy of Pediatrics, the vaccines recommended for use in all children do not interfere with each other and, as needed, can be safely given together during a single visit. According to the AAP, research has shown that when multiple vaccines are given together, the side effects are no greater th
