How immunizations from your Paediatrician in Nassau, New Providence, BS, can protect your child’s health

When you are a parent, it can be difficult to keep up with everything. Making sure your child is current on immunizations is one of the most important ways to safeguard your child’s health. Your Paediatrician can help.

Dr. Gwendolyn McDeigan at The Paediatric Centre in Nassau, New Providence, BS, provides comprehensive medical care for children, including immunizations to protect your child’s health.

Immunizations are quick, easy, and effective. They can save your child from viruses like the flu, or bacterial infections like meningitis, which can be deadly. They are also very important for children because a child’s immune system isn’t as robust as that of an adult. That means your child can get sicker, more easily than an adult.

Immunizations are also required for your child to attend daycare and school. They also:

• Protect you and other family members from becoming ill
• Protect your child’s playmates and teachers from becoming ill
• Stop the spread of contagious, infectious diseases

Your Paediatrician can provide the necessary vaccines when you bring your child in for regular wellness visits, making it convenient and easy to keep your child current.

So, what are the recommended immunizations? Here is the immunization schedule for children and teens up through age 18, from the Centers for Disease Control or CDC:

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

The initial hepatitis B vaccine should be given when your child is born. Additional vaccines are given every 1 or 2 months until your child is 6 months old. Some vaccines like influenza are given at yearly intervals.

Currently, the CDC recommends children ages 5 and above also receive the COVID-19 vaccine.

To download the handy CDC app to access immunization schedules, please click here:

To learn more about the importance of immunizations and the immunization schedule, call Dr. Gwendolyn McDeigan at The Paediatric Centre in Nassau, New Providence, BS. You can reach her in the office by calling (242) 322-5025, so call now.