The chart of 2010 Recommended Immunization Schedule (which I have included above) shows which vaccinations should be given to children up to six years of age, how many should be administered, and when they should be given. When adding up all of these required doses, the total comes out to 36 times in the first six years of life that a child receives a vaccine. Twenty-five of these vaccine doses are given to infants within the first twelve months of their life. Until researching this topic, I never realized the actual amount of injections given to a baby, and people’s reaction to this information can go in two ways. Firstly, if parents are concerned with their children not catching diseases, they fully support giving the vaccinations; they understand that after their child is immunized, they are not susceptible to these horrible sicknesses. On the other hand, parents who believe that vaccinations can lead to developmental disorders have a problem with the amount of vaccines being given and in the period of time which they are administered to children. This is because the first few years are crucial for brain development, and some believe in a link. Today, some studies claim that there is a definite link while others researches insist that no connection exists. Right now, it is up to parents to decide if their child should receive certain vaccinations or not.
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