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Category: Vaccines

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Flu Shots - Pros and Cons

Flu Shots – Pros and Cons

By KidsDirect Editorial Team Every fall, someone posts some version of “flu season always shows up right on schedule, almost

HPV Vaccine

HPV

By KidsDirect Editorial Team The HPV vaccine tends to catch parents off guard the first time a pediatrician brings it

Rotavirus Vaccine

Rotavirus

By KidsDirect Editorial Team Almost every kid gets a stomach bug at some point, but rotavirus is a different animal

Polio Vaccine

Polio

By KidsDirect Editorial Team Polio used to be one of the most feared diseases in the country. It’s the kind

Pertussis Vaccine

Pertussis

By KidsDirect Editorial Team Pertussis is a bacterial infection most parents know by its nickname, whooping cough. It gets that

Yellow Fever Vaccine

Yellow Fever

It’s not a shot your pediatrician just hands you If your kid has never heard of yellow fever, that’s normal,

Typhoid Vaccine

Typhoid

Why Typhoid Even Comes Up Typhoid isn’t something most American kids will ever be vaccinated against, and that’s fine, it’s

Tetanus Shots Vaccine

Tetanus

Tetanus isn’t something most of us think about until we step on a rusty nail. But the truth is a

Rabies Vaccine

Rabies

Wait, rabies has a vaccine for people Yes, and it’s probably not one your pediatrician has ever brought up. That’s

Pneumo 23

What PPSV23 actually is You might remember this one from an older label, Pneumo 23. These days doctors just call

Pneumo 7

If you remember hearing your pediatrician mention “Pneumo 7,” that name is old news now. The original 7 valent pneumococcal

MMR Vaccine

Mumps / Measles / Rubella

What The MMR Shot Actually Covers MMR stands for measles, mumps, and rubella, three diseases that used to send a

Meningococcal Vaccine

Meningococcal

If you’ve got a kid heading into middle school, you’ve probably seen “meningococcal vaccine” on the list of shots the

Lyme Vaccine

Lyme

If you typed “Lyme disease vaccine” into a search bar and landed on confusing, outdated answers, you’re not alone. There

Influenza

Influenza

By KidsDirect Editorial Team What the Flu Vaccine Actually Does Flu season rolls around every year, and so does the

HIB Vaccine

HIB

What Hib Actually Is You’ve probably never heard of Haemophilus influenzae type b, and that’s actually kind of the point.

Hepatitis B vaccine

Hepatitis B

If you’ve ever wondered why your baby gets a shot in the hospital before you’ve even picked a name, hepatitis

Hepatitis A Vaccine

Hepatitis A

If you’ve got a toddler heading toward their first birthday, you’ve probably seen “hepatitis A vaccine” on that long list

Encephalitis Vaccine

Encephalitis

Chances are you’ve never heard of Japanese encephalitis until a trip to Asia landed on your family calendar. That’s normal.

Diphtheria Vaccine

Diphtheria

Diphtheria isn’t a disease most parents have ever seen up close, and that’s honestly a good thing. It used to

Cholera Vaccine

Cholera

So why haven’t you heard much about this one Because most families never need it, honestly. The cholera vaccine isn’t

Chickenpox Vaccine

Chickenpox

Remember chickenpox? Itchy red spots everywhere, oatmeal baths, a week home from school. It used to be a rite of

Diseases for Which Vaccination is Available

Anthrax / Smallpox Chickenpox Cholera Diphtheria Encephalitis Hepatitis A Hepatitis B HIB Influenza Lyme Meningococcal Mumps/Measles/Rubella Plague Pneumo 7 Pneumo

Vaccine FAQ

Vaccine FAQ

By KidsDirect Editorial Team Vaccines bring up a lot of honest questions, and most parents have wondered about at least

Vaccine Additives

By KidsDirect Editorial Team Every vaccine label lists a handful of extra ingredients beyond the actual germ fragment doing the