Vaccination Information
Want to learn more about vaccines? Lakeview Pediatrics recommends these websites:
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http://www.vaccinateyourbaby.org/ Lots of general and specific information about vaccines for children and the concerns parents may have.
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http://www.whattoexpect.org/resources/WhattoExpect_Guideto_Immunizations.pdf A free booklet from the author of the "What to Expect" series of books about pregnancy and parenthood.
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http://www.ecbt.org/parents/ Basic information for parents, plus sections on vaccine safety, payment issues including how to access free or low-cost vaccines, an explanation of the vaccine registry (e.g. MCIR), and a link to the CDC's personalizable vaccine schedule.
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http://www.cispimmunize.org/fam/fam_main.html?http://www.cispimmunize.org/fam/safety_parent.html AAP materials and links for parents about vaccines - and about autism.
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http://www.chop.edu/consumer/jsp/microsite/microsite.jsp?id=75918 Children's Hospital of Pennsylvania's vaccine education site for parents.
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http://www.immunize.org/catg.d/4038myth.pdf An excerpt from a book about vaccines, by a physician; addresses parents' concerns.
For parents who want to know more about what these diseases are, the following sites offer specific information about each disease and the vaccine to prevent it, including vaccine safety & side effects; the one on Measles addresses the "autism issue".
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http://www.immunize.org/catg.d/p4203.pdf (Diphtheria)
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http://www.immunize.org/catg.d/p4204.pdf (Hepatitis A)
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http://www.immunize.org/catg.d/p4205.pdf (Hepatitis B)
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http://www.immunize.org/catg.d/p4207.pdf (HPV - Gardasil)
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http://www.immunize.org/catg.d/p4208.pdf (Influenza)
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http://www.immunize.org/catg.d/p4209.pdf (Measles)
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http://www.immunize.org/catg.d/p4210.pdf (Meninigitis)
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http://www.immunize.org/catg.d/p4212.pdf (Pertussis)
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http://www.immunize.org/catg.d/p4213.pdf (Pneumococcus)
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http://www.immunize.org/catg.d/p4217.pdf (Rotavirus)
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http://www.immunize.org/catg.d/p4218.pdf (Rubella)
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http://www.immunize.org/catg.d/p4220.pdf (Tetanus)
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http://www.immunize.org/catg.d/p4202.pdf (Varicella - Chicken Pox)
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