Why Your Child Needs Vaccinations

You may be wondering about vaccinations and whether your child really needs them. The truth is vaccinations are one of the easiest and most effective ways to prevent serious and contagious diseases. They are also conveniently available from your pediatrician. The pediatricians at Decatur Pediatric Group provide a wide range of pediatric services, including vaccinations. They have three convenient locations in Clarkston, Smyrna, and Lithonia, GA, to help your child.

What You Need To Know About Vaccinations

One of the many reasons your child needs vaccinations is that children are much more susceptible to illness and disease. That's because a child’s immune system is not fully developed like the immune system of an adult. Your child also needs vaccinations because:

• Vaccines are required for your child to attend daycare or school
• Vaccines protect your child, your family members, and you, from developing a serious illness or disease

Consider that vaccines are:

• Safe, because they are rigorously tested and approved by the FDA and CDC before they are released for public use
• Effective, because they are 95% to 99% effective in preventing disease, according to healthychildren.org
• Convenient, because they can be administered at well-child visits or during a physical

These are the vaccines your child needs from birth through age 18, according to the Centers for Disease Control:

• Hepatitis B
• Diphtheria, Tetanus, Pertussis
• Haemophilus influenza type B
• Polio
• Pneumococcal conjugate
• Rotavirus
• Measles, mumps, rubella
• Chickenpox
• Hepatitis A
• Human papillomavirus
• Meningococcal conjugate
• Flu
• Covid

To view or print the CDC immunization schedule, please click here:

When you have your child vaccinated, it can provide you with peace of mind, knowing you have done what is best to safeguard your child’s health.

Want To Know More? 

To learn more about why your child needs vaccinations and how they can help your child stay healthy, call our pediatricians at Decatur Pediatric Group. You can reach them in their Clarkston, Smyrna, or Lithonia, GA, locations by calling (404) 296-7133, so call today.