Why vaccinate your child
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Vaccinations are one of the greatest achievements of medicine and were considered the discovery that, throughout human history, has brought benefits second only to those derived from drinking water. Childhood vaccinations are very important because they represent the first action brought prior to your child, to eliminate the risk of dangerous infectious diseases. Vaccinate children means being part of an action brought in the world by the World Health Organization.
The ultimate goal of vaccination is to be able to decrease the incidence of very serious diseases or even to make them disappear (smallpox, a terrible disease and now forgotten, nor the most concrete example).
The human body protects itself against infectious disease by producing antibodies, substances that neutralize the “infectious agents” is what happens “naturally” when one is struck for the first time an infectious disease. The principle on which is based vaccination is to induce the production of antibodies against specific diseases (ie to mimic what happens in kind) so that if the individual was infected with the microbe causing the disease, is able to defend themselves.
The vaccines are made by the same agents that cause disease, rendered harmless through highly sophisticated systems. Also, not everyone knows that vaccinations are not limited to protecting the individual child is vaccinated, but are a beautiful example of protection of “community”. In fact, with the vaccination of a large number of children forms a strong barrier, which hinders the movement of the microbe. This mechanism (“herd immunity”) may lead to a dramatic reduction of cases of illness and sometimes even the disappearance of the disease, as happened with smallpox and polio as is happening to. Moreover, the protection of “community” also protects the few children who can not be vaccinated because they suffer from serious diseases where vaccination is not recommended, or who have not responded well to vaccination, or have not yet been vaccinated at the behest of parents. So if all we decide to vaccinate, we also protect those who could not be vaccinated because they have major health problems (take for instance children with a serious disorder of the immune system, a tumor, etc.).
Vaccines are generally very well tolerated and not cause any interference. However, since the substances are still foreign to the body, can sometimes cause temporary but unpleasant reactions such as redness and swelling at the point where it is injected, or general reactions such as fever, agitation, drowsiness. The most serious side effects such as anaphylactic shock or some neurological manifestations, are exceptional, much less frequent than the complications caused by the disease. The benefits produced by the vaccines, both for the individual to the community, are much higher risks. It should be recommended that any change in health status that occur after vaccination (such as may occur after administration of any drug) should always be referred to the immunization center and your doctor will check the health of the child and, where appropriate, will report the incident so you can make an accurate monitoring of the effects of vaccination.
One very important thing to know is if there are contraindications for performance of a vaccine, the contraindication is a condition (disease, acute illness, chronic illness, etc.). That the child may have already before vaccination, and in some cases may to decide to postpone or not vaccination. To do so does not require a visit (which in this case has even a modest amount), but is essential to collect information on the health of your child, if it has been in hospital if suffering from a disease, if there were events adverse to previous vaccinations, it is good that parents tell everything, so that your doctor can evaluate and decide what to do.
In our country some of the vaccinations the first year of life are mandatory, others are recommended. In both cases it is the duty of pediatricians and family centers vaccination of the local health units provide the necessary information so that the vaccination of your child is actually the result of a conscious choice.
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