Immunizations

Thanks to vaccines, most parents and grandparents do not have to watch their children suffer from diseases that were common just a few decades ago.

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The Center for Disease Control and Prevention has updated the Recommended Childhood and Adolescence Immunization Schedule. South Lake Pediatrics uses this schedule as a standard of care.

American Academy of Pediatrics Immunization Initiative may provide you with additional information on immunizations.

Don’t let cost keep you from immunizing your kids. If you don’t have insurance, the Minnesota Vaccines for Children Program (MNVFC) can help. This website can be used as a tool to help determine if you qualify for the program.

Other helpful links:

  • Immunization Action Coalition (IAC) – IAC is a nonprofit organization that promotes immunization for all people against vaccine-preventable diseases. This website as well as www.vaccineinformation.org offer educational materials, photos and video clips for parents, healthcare professionals, the media and the general public.
  • Vaccine Education Center (VEC) – The goal of the VEC at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia is to accurately communicate the facts about each childhood vaccine. VEC publishes a monthly vaccine e-newsletter for parents. For more information or to subscribe, visit “Parents PACK”.
  • Vaccinate Your Family – Founded by Rosalynn Carter and Betty Bumpers. Contains a broad array of educational materials and information about vaccines, their safety, vaccine research and science, vaccine misperceptions and many other topics to help clinicians and parents.
  • NOVA Vaccines-Calling the Shots

Recommended Reading:

  • Autism’s False Prophets (2008) Paul Offit

Vaccine Information Statements (VIS) are information sheets produced by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) that explain to vaccine recipients, their parents, or their legal representatives both the benefits and risks of a vaccine. These VIS sheets can be found on the CDC website.

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