Protect Your Family With Immunizations

Protecting your child from disease may be the most important thing you can do for her health. Immunizations (sometimes called shots or vaccines) will help keep your child safe from 16 serious diseases.

Resources

How Can I Protect My Baby’s Future? (En Español)
Adults and teens who are not vaccinated can pass diseases to your baby, including pertussis, or whooping cough. In babies, pertussis can be life-threatening.
Is Your Child on the Right Track? (En Español)
Use this chart to keep your child on track for well-child visits and vaccines.
Are Vaccines Safe?
Not only are vaccines safe for children, they protect against potentially life-threatening diseases.
How Effective are Vaccines?
Vaccines have wiped out major diseases such as smallpox and helped control others.
When Should My Family Receive Vaccines?
The immunization schedule is complex, but here are some tools to help.

Vaccines for Teens-Protect Their Future

View information about important vaccines for teens:

Immunize Georgia Parent Pages

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2009 Vol. 2: Protect Your Child from Rotavirus
2009 Vol. 1: Julieanna's Story: Hib Disease Can Be Prevented
2008 Vol. 3: Protect Babies from Pertussis - Get Your Shots
2008 Vol. 2: Measles: Close to Home
2008 Vol. 1: Hepatitis B Protection from Birth to Adulthood
2007 Vol. 3: Take Action This Winter To Protect Your Family
2007 Vol. 2: Vaccine Preventable Diseases Do Happen in Georgia
2007 Vol. 1: Shots Are Not Just for Attending School and Child Care
2006 Vol. 3: Protect Your Family from Chickenpox
2006 Vol. 2: Mumps Outbreaks Confirm the Need to be on the Lookout for Diseases
2006 Vol. 1: Protect Your Family: Shots Are Not Just for Babies

Immunize Georgia Newsletter

Children's also publishes Immunize Georgia, a newsletter for healthcare professionals and school nurses.