Vaccines can protect young children from 14 potentially fatal diseases, including measles and whooping cough....
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Vaccine FAQs: Childhood Vaccines
“Cocooning” involves vaccinating people that frequently come in contact with babies, including caregivers and family members. If individuals around babies are vaccinated, they are less likely to catch diseases and pass them to others, providing babies a level of protection....
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There are currently no recommended whooping cough vaccines for infants. However, protection for babies can be provided in other ways. If the mother receives a Tdap vaccine during the third trimester of pregnancy, the infant will have short-term immunity from the disease. Make sure family members and caregivers are up-to-date on their whooping cough vaccinations, and vaccinate babies on time,...
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Yes – the flu vaccine is safe for breastfeeding mothers. The flu vaccine can help protect the mother from getting the flu and exposing her baby, and also provides direct protection for the baby though antibodies, which can be passed from mother to baby during breastfeeding. Flu prevention should always be taken seriously, as it is important to keep our...
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Two of the vaccines routinely recommended during pregnancy are: flu (to protect against influenza) and Tdap (to protect against whooping cough)....
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Yes – a flu shot given during pregnancy can protect the pregnant woman and her baby against the flu, and whooping cough vaccination during pregnancy has shown at least 90% effective in preventing whooping cough among infants two months old and younger....
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