August is Immunization month and as children return to school this will be an issue that comes up for most parents.
When parents are preparing to send their child off to day care, school or college, it’s the perfect time to check if he or she is up to date on recommended vaccines.
Child care facilities, preschool programs, schools and colleges are highly susceptible to outbreaks of infectious diseases. Children can easily transmit illnesses to one another due to poor hand washing, uncovered coughs, dense populations and other factors. When children aren’t vaccinated, they are at increased risk for disease and can spread disease to others in their classrooms and communities. This includes babies too young to be fully vaccinated and people with weakened immune systems due to cancer or other health conditions
Many vaccine-preventable diseases can easily spread in child care and school settings.
Vaccines are among the safest and most cost-effective ways to prevent disease. Protecting your children from preventable diseases will help keep them healthy and in school.Vaccines are recommended throughout our lives. Young adults need vaccines too, especially when they are college bound.
National Immunization Awareness Month is a reminder that we all need vaccines throughout our lives.
Parents can find out more about the recommended vaccines at www.cdc.gov/vaccines/
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