Immunization is a must for your children especially if they are going to school for the first time. It is also essential if your child is going to a new town to pursue a course.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The criteria and age requirements for most vaccinations are constantly modified. Hence, it is important to stay updated on the new vaccinations available for your child.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
This can be done by consulting your family doctor or by finding information from a government health website.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
You must also remember that the immunizations requirement varies from school to school in different states.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Usually, a child receives most of the vaccinations by the time he steps into school. The first vaccination is the DTP vaccine<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n It provides immunity against Diphtheria, Pertussis, and tetanus and is given in five doses. The last dose is usually administered by the time your child reaches the age of four.<\/p>\n\n\n\n MMR <\/strong>is yet another vaccine administered before the child begins schooling. This vaccine provides immunity against Measles, Mumps, and Rubella and is given in two doses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The IPV vaccine<\/strong> is administered in five doses and provides resistance against the poliovirus. The Hib vaccine<\/strong> is a must if you are joining the kindergarten.<\/p>\n\n\n\n However, it is not administered to the children who are above five years. Therefore, parents should take care to get their child immunized before they are five years of age.<\/p>\n\n\n\n A chickenpox shot<\/strong> is given when the child is 18 months old and one dose usually works for a lifetime.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Two doses are required if the child is thirteen years or older and is usually administered with a month’s gap.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Common ear and blood infections in children are caused by infection by the pneumococcal bacterial strain. You can render your child-resistant to the infection by using the Prevnar vaccine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n A booster dose<\/strong> is given to enhance the resistance against the previously immunized diseases. A tetanus booster dose should be given to the child compulsorily as he turns 12 or 13 years old.<\/p>\n\n\n\n If your child hasn’t received all the required vaccinations then they should be administered by the time your child reaches the age of 12-13 years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Boostrix <\/strong>is a newly developed vaccine that can be administered to all children who haven’t received the original DPT vaccine to provide resistance against Diphtheria, Pertussis, and tetanus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n It can be used from the age group of 10 years to 18 years, and can also be used as a booster dose.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Hepatitis A<\/strong> is not a compulsion and is only given in the high-risk areas to children before they reach two years of age. Normally two doses of the vaccine are administered for immunity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Hepatitis B<\/strong> was recently introduced and there are chances that you might have skipped this vaccination when you were getting the routine shots done for your children.<\/p>\n\n\n\n As a must, it should be given to all children by the age of 12 years.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Menactra <\/strong>is a new and improvised vaccine developed to provide resistance against meningitis. All those children entering high school or college should take a single shot of this vaccine.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Immunization is a must for your children especially if they are going to school for the first time. It is also essential if your child is going to a new town to pursue a course. The criteria and age requirements for most vaccinations are constantly modified. Hence, it is important to stay updated on the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":41369,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":""},"categories":[514,36],"tags":[420],"yoast_head":"\n