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The nurse depicted in this 2006 photograph, was in the process of administering an intramuscular vaccination in the left shoulder muscle of a young girl. The nurse was pinching the overlying shoulder skin, in order to immobilize the injection site.

Immunization is one of the most important things a parent can do to protect their children’s health. Today, we can protect children younger than two years old from 14 serious diseases including:

Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib) (bacterial meningitis);Diphtheria; Hepatitis A; Hepatitis B; Influenza; Measles; Mumps; Pertussis (whooping cough); Pneumococcal disease; Polio; Rubella (German measles); Tetanus (lockjaw); Rotavirus; Varicella (chickenpox);

At least one vaccine is needed for each of these diseases, and for some diseases several doses are required for the best protection. Several “combination vaccines” exist in which multiple vaccines are given in a single shot, reducing the number of shots needed.

Held by his father, this infant was receiving an intramuscular immunization in his right thigh muscle, which was being administered by a qualified nurse. The nurse was distracting the infant while she stabilizing the injection site with her free hand.

Immunization is one of the most important things a parent can do to protect their children’s health. Today, we can protect children younger than two years old from 14 serious diseases including:

This photograph showed an infant being held by his mother, who was about to receive an intramuscular vaccination in his left arm. A qualified nurse was administering the vaccination while stabilizing the injection site.

Immunization is one of the most important things a parent can do to protect their children’s health. Today, we can protect children younger than two years old from 14 serious diseases including:

This photograph showed an infant being held by his mother while receiving an intramuscular vaccination in his left thigh muscle. A qualified nurse was administering the vaccination while stabilizing the injection site.

Immunization is one of the most important things a parent can do to protect their children’s health. Today, we can protect children younger than two years old from 14 serious diseases including:

Held by his mother, this infant was receiving an intramuscular immunization in his left thigh muscle, which was being administered by a qualified nurse who was stabilizing the injection site with her palm. The nurse was distracting the infant while she was administering the vaccine.

Infant Immunizations

Immunization is one of the most important public health interventions in history. It has saved millions of lives over the years and prevented hundreds of millions of cases of disease.

Infants and young children need to be vaccinated because the diseases prevented by vaccination can strike at an early age. Also, these diseases can be far more serious or common among infants or young children. For example, of the children under 6 months of age who get whooping cough (pertussis), 72% must be hospitalized, and about 84% of all deaths from pertussis are among children younger than 6 months of age.

Immunization is one of the most important things a parent can do to protect their children’s health. Today, we can protect children younger than two years old from 14 serious diseases including:

This photograph shows a mother caring for her child who is in bed suffering from a cold.

Even though, there are many similarities between influenza and the common cold, colds generally do not result in serious health problems, such as pneumonia, bacterial infections, or hospitalizations.

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Twelve Year Old Girl Receiving a Flu Vaccination

Infant Receiving an Intramuscular Immunization

Infant Receiving an Intramuscular Immunization

Infant Receiving an Intramuscular Immunization

Infant Receiving an Intramuscular Immunization

Mother Caring for her Sick Child