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| Vaccine Basics |
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Importance of Vaccines |
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| Top 10 Reasons to Protect Children Through Vaccination |
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Vaccines save lives! Vaccination saves the lives of more than 3 million people worldwide each year and prevents millions of others from suffering from diseases and permanent disabilities. |
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Vaccines work well and have few side effects.
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Vaccine-preventable diseases, such as measles, mumps, and whooping cough, are infecting U.S. children. Vaccination protects children from the very serious complications of vaccine-preventable diseases. Possible complications include hospitalization, amputation, brain damage, paralysis, meningitis, seizures, deafness, and even death. |
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Some vaccine-preventable diseases are quite common in other countries and can be brought to the United States by international travelers. Your child, if unvaccinated, could easily get one of these diseases while traveling or from a traveler. |
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If children aren't vaccinated, they can spread disease to other children who are too young to be vaccinated or whose medical condition prevents them from being vaccinated (for example, leukemia, other forms of cancer, immune system problems). This could result in long-term complications and even death for other children. Because almost all parents vaccinate their children in the United States, we all derive protection from "community immunity." Children are BEST protected if they are vaccinated. |
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If many parents decided to not vaccinate their children, diseases would return to our community in full force. |
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Vaccination keeps children healthy, which means they don't have to stay home from day care or school. No one wants their child to be sick and suffering from one of these diseases. |
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Organizations such as the American Academy of Pediatrics, the American Academy of Family Physicians, and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention all strongly support protecting children with recommended vaccinations. |
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Parents want to do everything possible to make sure their children are healthy and protected from preventable diseases. Vaccination is the best way to do that. |
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Parents who have lost children to vaccine-preventable diseases want you to vaccinate your children. |
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| Source: World Health Organization and Immunization Action Coalition |
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| Trusted Websites |
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| Why Immunize? |
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| Vaccine-preventable disease information, what it does, year vaccine available, and why immunize for it, from the American Academy of Pediatrics |
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| Shot by Shot Website |
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| People share their stories of vaccine-preventable diseases online, from the California Immunization Coalition |
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Video Library |
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| Amanda Peet Joins the Fight to Champion Vaccines with Shot@Life: Every child needs a Shot at Life! Please lend your support to global vaccination efforts. |
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| >> view all vaccine basics videos |
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| Personal Testimonies |
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| Vaccines save lives - testimonies from moms, dads, doctors, nurses, grandparents, and friends |
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| Why Immunize? |
| Chart includes disease information, what it does, year vaccine available, and why immunize for it. |
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| Vaccines Work |
| CDC statistics demonstrate dramatic declines in vaccine-preventable diseases when compared with the pre-vaccine era |
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| Herd Immunity |
| Animation and text explain how vaccinated people help prevent the spread of infectious diseases |
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| Content reviewed on May 29, 2013 |
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Immunization Action Coalition • 1573 Selby Avenue, Suite 234 • Saint Paul, MN 55104 |
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tel 651-647-9009 • fax 651-647-9131 |
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The Immunization Action Coalition (IAC), a non-profit organization, works to increase immunization rates and prevent disease by creating and distributing educational materials for health professionals and the public that enhance the delivery of safe and effective immunization services. IAC also facilitates communication about the safety, efficacy, and use of vaccines within the broad immunization community of patients, parents, healthcare organizations, and government health agencies. |
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Evaluating Online Health Information
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