An Ounce of Prevention
 Are
you and your children up-to-date on your vaccinations? A
vaccination builds your immunity to a disease before
it has a chance to make you sick.
There are 12 potentially
serious diseases that vaccines can protect against: Measles,
Mumps, Rubella (German Measles),
Diphtheria, Tetanus (Lockjaw), Pertussis (Whooping Cough),
Polio, Haemophilus Influenzae type B (Hib Disease), Hepatitis
B, Varicella (Chickenpox), Hepatitis A, and Pneumococcal
disease.
At least one shot is needed for each of
these diseases, although in some cases, several doses are
required for the
best protection.
Several "combination vaccines" (such as MMR and
DTaP) combine multiple vaccines in a single shot, reducing
the number of shots needed.
View recommended immunization
schedules for children, teens,
college students and adults at the Centers
for Disease Control
and Prevention (CDC) website. 
• Talk
to your doctor if you think you need to catch up on
your vaccinations.
• Need travel-related vaccinations? Visit Dean Travel Medicine
• Concerned about mercury (thimeserol) in vaccines? Read the
latest
CDC findings.
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