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Most parents prefer to have their children vaccinated according to the recommended schedule.But some parents can still have concerns about vaccinations, and it may be tough to get answers they can trust.It is essential to know the facts before making health decisions in the face of an abundance of knowledge that may often include incorrect information.

The diseases vaccines prevent can be dangerous, or even deadly. Statistically speaking, the odds of your child getting diseases such as measles, pertussis, or another vaccine-preventable disease might be low, and your child might never need the protection vaccines offer. However, you don’t want them to be lacking the protection vaccines provide if they ever do need it.

Vaccines reduce your child’s risk of infection by working with his or her body’s natural defenses to help safely develop immunity to disease. Babies are born with immune systems that can fight most germs, but there are some deadly diseases they can’t handle. That’s why they need vaccines to strengthen their immune system.