As all of my patient families know, I strongly agree with the AAP and CDC recommended vaccine schedule for children.
In addition to these recommendations for the direct protection of our pediatric patients, pediatricians also support specific vaccinations for household and other close contacts of our pediatric patients.
I really like this recent blog entry written by Rachel Cunningham, MPH, a vaccine expert at Texas Children's Hospital Immunization Project. In addition to her professional expertise, the article includes her parental perspective as a mother of two young children: http://www.texaschildrensblog.org/2013/03/what-vaccines-to-expect-when-youre-expecting/
The CDC's webpage on this topic also has specific and useful information: http://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/parents/pregnant.html.
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