Pediatricians San Diego

The first months and years of your child’s life are an important time to protect them against various diseases. Infants and toddlers are especially vulnerable to infections that can be life threatening. Vaccines help your child’s immune system create protection against these infections. Immunity from the vaccine is just as good as immunity from the infection itself, but without causing any illness. It’s also a lot safer! Your CPCMG pediatrician will discuss with you the following vaccines and how they will protect your baby: Chickenpox (varicella) vaccine Diphtheria, tetanus and pertussis (DTaP) vaccine Flu vaccine Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib) vaccine Hepatitis A vaccine Hepatitis B vaccine Measles, mumps, rubella (MMR) vaccine Pneumoccal (PCV13) vaccine Polio (IPV) vaccine Rotavirus (RV) vaccine This vaccination schedule provided by the Center for Disease Control and Prevention will explain what vaccines your child needs and when. It also describes the disease th...

As your child grows up, booster doses of some vaccines are important to help strengthen their immune system. These vaccines prevent infections that can still be harmful in older children. They also spread very easily in the classroom setting. The flu shot is required annually because the flu virus changes every year.   Chickenpox (varicella) vaccine Diphtheria, tetanus and pertussis (DTaP) vaccine Flu vaccine Measles, mumps, rubella (MMR) vaccine Polio (IPV) vaccine This vaccination schedule provided by the Center for Disease Control and Prevention will explain what vaccines your child needs and which diseases they prevent. It will also show you the schedule for each vaccine to ensure the best protection for your child. In addition, the state of California has vaccination requirements for children in public schools. The web site Shots for School will outline exactly what your child needs in order to attend school. Keep in mind that these vaccines are all given in a series. T...

Immunizations are not just for infants and children. Preteens and teens also need protection against infectious diseases, specifically those that can affect young people and their chances for a healthy future. Some of these will be new for your teen. The TdaP however, is a booster to the previous DtaP series they should already have completed. This is necessary to boost immunity to whooping cough. Flu vaccine (annual) Human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine Meningococcal conjugate vaccine Serogroup B meningoccal vaccine Tetanus, diphtheria and pertussis (Tdap) vaccine The vaccines on this list are especially important for this age group because of how the infections spread. It is strongly recommended that your child get the HPV vaccine which protects against human papillomavirus, which can cause cervical, throat, and other types of cancer. While your teen may not engage in activity that can lead to HPV spread now, the vaccine is intended to protect them into adulthood. Why do we gi...

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