Tuesday, July 9, 2013

Vaccination of Newborns

A few questions about immunisations of newborns/toddlers.

How many of you have vaccinated your newborns or toddlers?
How many vaccines have you done?
Which vaccines have you done?
Have you skipped any? If yes, why?
Are there compulsory vaccines specific to your country?

You are welcome to include any other info that might be helpful whether you are pro or against vaccines.

My child is supposed to do 11 vaccines before 12 months.
First, there is the BCG vaccine for tuberculosis.
Then there are three sets of DPT+Hib, OPV and Hep B. Thats 9 vaccines.
Then when turning 1 year old there is the MMR vaccine.

I heard there has been a lot of controversy regarding MMR as it has led to autism.

How important are these vaccines and are they all necessary?