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Immunizations What you should know about your baby’s vaccinations Vaccinations during the early childhood are an important safeguard against serious illnesses for your baby. In fact, the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), The American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP), and the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) recommend that all children get vaccines against ten different diseases during the first two years. On to —-> How do Vaccines Work? Hepatitis B vaccine Hepatitis B is an infection of the liver that’s caused by a virus and can result in liver damage or failure. A baby can develop Hepatitis B if

Vaccines work by teaching your child’s immune system to recognize a specific germ before it ever causes a real infection. Some do this with a weakened or inactivated version of the virus or bacteria, and others use just a piece of it, like a protein, so the body can build defenses without getting sick first. That’s the difference between a prophylactic vaccine, which prevents a disease before exposure, and a therapeutic one, which treats a disease that’s already present. Almost every childhood vaccine on the schedule below is prophylactic. If you’d rather watch than read, this short video walks through