Adolescent Vaccination
Why vaccinate? Vaccination is one of the best ways parents can protect babies, children, and teens from dangerous diseases. Vaccine-preventable diseases can be very serious, even deadly, especially for young children. You can look up your child’s record through the Wisconsin Immunization Registry. This page has information for parents about childhood and adolescent vaccines, and health care provider materials.
Now is the best time to get caught up on routine vaccinations you or your children may have missed throughout the pandemic.
As in-person learning and play become more common, on-time vaccination is even more urgent to help provide immunity against serious diseases, like whooping cough and measles.
Take advantage of pediatrician appointments available and schedule now!
Vaccines for babies and children
Babies ages 0-24 months need vaccines to protect against illnesses such as hepatitis B, chickenpox, whooping cough, measles, and many more. Older children also need vaccines to help protect them from getting sick at school. Every year in the early fall, everyone 6 months of age and older needs an annual influenza vaccination.
How can I make my baby more comfortable while they are getting vaccinated? You can learn about simple ways to make vaccines less stressful. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has a list of tips called 9 tips to make shots less stressful(link is external).
What is the vaccine schedule? The recommended vaccine schedule is designed to keep infants and young children healthy. The CDC has created a schedule specifically for parents in English(link is external) and Spanish(link is external). There is also a childhood vaccine assessment tool(link is external) that will tell you which vaccines are needed based on your child’s age. A more detailed schedule(link is external) can be found on the CDC website.