Check with your physician or nurse to ensure your baby is receiving all vaccinations on schedule. Many times vaccines are combined to reduce the number of injections. Be sure you ask for a record card with the dates of your baby's shots; bring this with you to every visit.
Here is a list of the diseases
your baby will be protected against:
HepB:
hepatitis B, a serious liver disease.
DTaP:
diptheria, tetanus (lockjaw), and pertussis (whooping
cough)
Tdap: tetanus (lockjaw) and pertussis (whooping cough)
Influenza:
a serious lung infection - available annually
Hib:
Haemophilus influenzae type b, a serious brain, throat
and blood infection
MMR:
measles, mumps and rubella
Polio:
polio, a serious paralyzing disease
Varivax: chickenpox or varicella
Pediarix: DTAP, POLIO and HEPB Combination
Prevnar:
pneumococcus, a serious blood, lung and brain infection
Proquad:
MMR and VARIVAX Combination
