{"id":3016,"date":"2019-04-05T00:00:40","date_gmt":"2019-04-05T00:00:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fksg.org\/?p=3016"},"modified":"2021-09-12T14:51:31","modified_gmt":"2021-09-12T18:51:31","slug":"childhood-immunization","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fksg.org\/test1\/childhood-immunization\/","title":{"rendered":"Childhood Immunization"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Immunization is a simple, safe, and effective way of protecting children against certain diseases. The serious health risks of these diseases are far greater than the very small risks of immunization.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Immunization protects children against harmful infections\nbefore they come into contact with them in the community. It uses the body\u2019s\nnatural defense mechanism, the immune system, to build resistance to specific\ninfections. Generally,&nbsp;it takes about two weeks after vaccination for the\nimmune system to respond fully.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Vaccines for Children (VFC) program is a federally\nfunded program that provides all recommended vaccines at no cost for eligible\nchildren. Eligible children include those that are uninsured, under-insured\n(insurance does not cover vaccine), Medicaid eligible, and American Indian or\nAlaska Native.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Eliminating cost as a barrier to immunization helps to ensure that all children and adults are vaccinated according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention&#8217;s recommended childhood, adolescent and adult, immunization schedules.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In America, babies and children are immunized against the\nfollowing diseases:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Chickenpox<\/li><li>Diphtheria<\/li><li>Hemophilic influenza type B (Hib)<\/li><li>Hepatitis B<\/li><li>Measles<\/li><li>Meningococcal disease<\/li><li>Mumps<\/li><li>Pneumococcal infection<\/li><li>Polio (poliomyelitis)<\/li><li>Rotavirus (for babies under six months)<\/li><li>Rubella<\/li><li>Tetanus<\/li><li>Whooping cough (pertussis)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Children can also have the flu vaccine each year, which is\navailable in autumn. Children aged 12 to 13 should be vaccinated against human\npapillomavirus (HPV) through their schools.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Most vaccines recommended in the program are given by\ninjection. Some combine several vaccines in one injection. The immunization\nschedule is available at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"204\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fksg.org\/test1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/FKSG-Post-20212-1024x204.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5289\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.fksg.org\/test1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/FKSG-Post-20212-1024x204.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.fksg.org\/test1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/FKSG-Post-20212-300x60.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.fksg.org\/test1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/FKSG-Post-20212-768x153.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.fksg.org\/test1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/FKSG-Post-20212-1536x306.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.fksg.org\/test1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/FKSG-Post-20212-2048x408.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Several&nbsp;immunizations are required in the first few\nyears of a child\u2019s life to protect the child against some of the most serious\nchildhood infectious diseases. The immune system in young children does not\nwork as well as the immune system in older children and adults, because it is\nstill immature. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the first months of life, a baby is protected from most infectious diseases by antibodies from its mother which are transferred to the baby during pregnancy. When these antibodies wear off, the baby is at risk of serious infections and so the first immunizations are given before these antibodies have gone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Another reason children get many immunizations is that new\nvaccines against serious infections continue to be developed. The number of\ninjections is reduced by the use of combination vaccines, where several\nvaccines are combined into one injection.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Your doctor, immunization clinics, local councils, community child health nurses, and some hospitals can provide immunizations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Many children get minor side effects such as redness,\nsoreness, and swelling at the injection site, mild fever, and being irritable\nor unsettled. If your child has any of these side effects, give them extra\nfluids to drink, do not overdress them if they feel hot and consider giving\nthem paracetamol to help ease any fever or soreness. Most side effects are\nshort-lasting and the child recovers with no problems.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Serious reactions to vaccinations are very rare. However, if\nthey occur, take your child to the doctor immediately.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Immunization is a simple, safe, and effective way of protecting children against certain diseases. The serious health risks of these diseases are far greater than the very small risks of immunization. Immunization protects children against harmful infections before they come into contact with them in the community. It uses the body\u2019s natural defense mechanism, the&hellip;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.fksg.org\/test1\/childhood-immunization\/\" class=\"\" rel=\"bookmark\">Read More &raquo;<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Childhood Immunization<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":4721,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"neve_meta_sidebar":"","neve_meta_container":"","neve_meta_enable_content_width":"","neve_meta_content_width":0,"neve_meta_title_alignment":"","neve_meta_author_avatar":"","neve_post_elements_order":"","neve_meta_disable_header":"","neve_meta_disable_footer":"","neve_meta_disable_title":"","_themeisle_gutenberg_block_has_review":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[270,530,735,805,924],"class_list":["post-3016","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-children","tag-immunization","tag-reactions","tag-side-effects","tag-vaccines"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fksg.org\/test1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3016","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fksg.org\/test1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fksg.org\/test1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fksg.org\/test1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fksg.org\/test1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3016"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.fksg.org\/test1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3016\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5434,"href":"https:\/\/www.fksg.org\/test1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3016\/revisions\/5434"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fksg.org\/test1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4721"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fksg.org\/test1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3016"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fksg.org\/test1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3016"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fksg.org\/test1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3016"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}