Thanks to vaccines, most parents and grandparents do not have to watch their children suffer from diseases that were common just a few decades ago.

The Department of Health and Human Services - Center for Disease Control and Prevention has updated the Recommended Childhood and Adolescence Immunization Schedule for 2010. South Lake Pediatrics uses this schedule as a standard of care. 

American Academy of Pediatrics Immunization Initiative may provide you with additional information on immunizations.

Please refer to The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention website for the latest updates on Influenza.

Other helpful links:

• Immunization Action Coalition
• The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia - Vaccine Education Center
• What would happen if we stopped vaccinations?
• Vaccinate Your Baby awareness campaign (Every Child By Two)

Here is some up to date information:

• Human Papillomavirus (HPV)

Vaccine Information Statements (VIS) are information sheets produced by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) that explain to vaccine recipients, their parents, or their legal representatives both the benefits and risks of a vaccine. Click on the links below to view these VIS sheets:

(DTaP) Diphtheria, Tetanus, Pertussis
H1N1 Influenza-inactivated (H1N1 shot)
H1N1 Influenza-intranasal, live (H1N1 Mist) 
(Hep A) Hepatitis A
(Hep B) Hepatitis B
(Hib) Haemophilus Influenza type B
(HPV) Human Papilloma Virus
(IPV) Inactivated Polio Vaccine 
Influenza-inactivated (Seasonal Flu Shot)
Influenza-intranasal, live (Seasonal Flu Mist)
(MMR) Measles, Mumps, Rubella
(MCV4) Meningococcal
(PCV) Pneumococcal Conjugate
Rotavirus
(Td) Tetanus, Diphtheria
(Tdap) Tetanus, Diphtheria, Pertusis
(Varicella) Chicken Pox