You want to do the best you can for your kids. You’re aware of the necessity of car seats, baby gates, and other safety measures. But did you know that getting all of your children’s immunizations is one of the greatest methods to safeguard them?
Immunizations have the potential to save your child’s life. Your youngster can now be protected against more diseases than ever before because of breakthroughs in medical research. Some illnesses that formerly harmed or killed thousands of children have been totally eradicated, while others are on the verge of extinction, thanks to safe and efficient immunizations. Polio is one example of how vaccinations have had a significant impact in India.
Vaccination is a highly safe and efficient method of disease prevention.
Vaccines are only provided to children after a thorough examination by scientists, physicians, and other healthcare experts. Vaccines may produce some discomfort, such as soreness, redness, or tenderness at the injection site, but this is nothing compared to the pain, discomfort, and damage that these illnesses inflict. Serious adverse effects, such as a strong allergic reaction, are extremely rare after immunisation. For virtually all children, the disease-prevention advantages of vaccinations outweigh the potential negative effects.
Immunisation ensures the safety of those you care about.
Vaccine-preventable illnesses are still prevalent among India’s children. In reality, over the last few years, measles and whooping cough (pertussis) have resurfaced. Each year, 10 to 20 newborns die, many of whom were too young to be properly vaccinated. While some newborns are too young to be protected by vaccination, others may be unable to get particular vaccines owing to severe allergies, weaker immune systems as a result of diseases such as leukaemia, or other factors. It is critical that you and your children who are vaccinated are completely immunised to help keep them safe. This not only protects your family, but it also helps to keep these infections from spreading to your friends and loved ones.
Immunizations can save both time and money for your family.
A child with a vaccine-preventable sickness may be barred from attending school or childcare. Some vaccine-preventable illnesses can cause long-term impairments and cost money due to missed work time, hospital expenditures, or long-term disability care. Getting vaccinated against these illnesses, on the other hand, is a wise investment.
Immunisation ensures the safety of future generations.
Many illnesses that killed or seriously disabled individuals only a few generations ago have been reduced or eradicated because to vaccines. Smallpox vaccination, for example, was responsible for the worldwide eradication of the illness. Smallpox vaccinations are no longer required for your children because the illness is no longer present. The danger of pregnant women passing the virus on to their foetus or infant has been greatly reduced as a result of rubella vaccination, and birth abnormalities related with the virus are no longer prevalent in India.
With Dr Sheen’s health card app you get notifications and reminders about kids vaccination date and you can get it on time.
