How Do Vaccines Protect My Child

How Do Vaccines Protect My Child?

Children are surrounded by viruses and bacteria, which can make your child ill. Not too long ago, illnesses and diseases like diphtheria, polio, and others, killed many children. Then, vaccines were invented to protect children and adults from illness and disease. Vaccines are vitally important to protect your child. They are also easily available from your pediatrician.

The pediatricians at Mid-Kansas Pediatric Associates offer comprehensive pediatric services, including administration of vaccines to help your child stay healthy. They have several convenient office locations in East Wichita, West Wichita, and Derby, KS.

Vaccines Protect Your Child From Illness and Disease

A child’s immune system is not as robust as that of an adult, which makes vaccines even more important for children. There is a lot of misinformation about vaccines, so let’s review a few facts. Consider that vaccines are:

• Safe, because vaccines are rigorously tested and approved by the FDA and CDC before they are released for public use
• Effective, because vaccines are 95% to 99% effective at preventing disease and illness, according to Healthychildren.org
• Convenient, because vaccines are easily administered by your pediatrician at well child visits and school or sports physical appointments
• Required, for your child to attend daycare and school

The CDC provides a list of recommended and required vaccines from birth to age 18. The recommended vaccines are:

• 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 current immunization schedule from the CDC, please click here:

Want To Know More?

Vaccines are one of the easiest and most effective ways to protect your child’s health. To find out more about the importance of vaccines and how they can help your child, call the pediatricians at Mid-Kansas Pediatric Associates. You can reach them in the East Wichita, KS, office by calling (316) 634-2000, or in West Wichita, KS, at (316) 773-3100, or in Derby, KS, by calling (316) 719-2001, so call today.