Delaware Modern Pediatrics Blog

The American Academy of Pediatrics has released professional TV and radio “spots”, encouraging parents to have their children vaccinated on time.
The ads recall a time when many children were crippled or killed by contagious diseases.  Grandparents hold their own young grandchildren, while talking about members of their own families who died or were crippled by [...]

Most of the families in my practice accept the usual recommendations for routine immunization.  They do so because they understand the benefits, and they can ignore the unfounded fears that some people promote.
Routine vaccination prevents illness.  Another recent study has confirmed the value of these shots.  In the June 2009 issue of Pediatrics, doctors in [...]