Your Child's Immunizations
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When a child is born, she usually has immunity to certain diseases. This is a  result of the disease-fighting antibodies that have passed through the placenta  from the mother to the unborn child. After birth, the breastfed baby gets the  continued benefits of additional antibodies in breast milk. But in both cases,  the immunity is only temporary.
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NEW YORK  - Exposure to polychlorinated   biphenyls (PCBs) -- chemicals widely used in industry --   apparently reduces children's immune response to vaccinations,   according to a report.
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A once-scarce vaccine that protects against a range of infections including meningitis is back in supply and small children should get
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WEDNESDAY, Oct. 24 (HealthDay News) -- Children as young as 2 years old can be given the nasal spray influenza vaccine FluMist, U.S. vaccine advisers recommended Wednesday.
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FRIDAY, Aug. 20 (HealthDayNews) -- With the start of the school year, parents need to take steps to protect their children from allergy and asthma triggers they may encounter at school.
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WEDNESDAY, Sept. 19 (HealthDay News) -- Too many Americans aren't getting vaccinated for the flu, including those most at risk -- seniors, children and health-care workers -- U.S. health officials warned Wednesday.
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NEW YORK  - Research suggests that when a pregnant woman is vaccinated against influenza, her baby can develop its own immune responses to the vaccination.
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By Leigh Woosley, Tulsa World, Okla.  Feb. 19--Mary Bryce Fox didn't ask her daughters. She told them.   The girls would get a controversial vaccine that protects against the sexually transmitted disease that causes genital warts and most cervical cancer.
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Hepatitis B vaccination can generate an adequate immune response in children with juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) and this response is unaffected by the use of immune-suppressing drugs, new research suggests.
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GAITHERSBURG, Md. - MedImmune Inc.&#39;s FluMist vaccine will be included in the federal Vaccines for Children program next year, meaning eligible children can get the nasal spray for free.
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NEW YORK  - Two new nasally administered  vaccines for respiratory infections are being tested, and  researchers now say that giving them together to young children  appears feasible.
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Health chiefs are considering a new jab to protect babies against bacterial meningitis, septicaemia and pneumonia.
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NEW YORK  - Routine pneumococcal vaccination of infants in developing countries is estimated to be highly cost-effective and associated with a marked reduction in childhood mortality, according to a study in The Lancet.
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BEE WARY Children who have had severe allergic reactions to bee, wasp and other insect stings should receive allergy shots to reduce their risk of life-threatening responses, according to an editorial in the Aug. 12 edition of the New England Journal of ...
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Child health experts have said parents should be reassured the new five-in-one combined jab will be better for babies.
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By Josh Goldstein, The Philadelphia Inquirer  Feb. 14--The Food and Drug Administration yesterday notified pediatricians and parents of 28 cases of a potentially life-threatening condition in infants and children vaccinated against rotavirus, a leading cause of severe diarrhea worldwide.
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Exposure to polychlorinated biphenyls can make childrenÂs diphtheria and tetanus vaccinations less effective, a new report suggests.