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Vaccines: Separating Fact from Fear Video Series
This video series answers questions many parents have about vaccines. It also contains the stories of several parents whose children suffered vaccine-preventable diseases.
Videos in this Series
- Introduction: Vaccine Safety Concerns
- Are Vaccinations Necessary?
- Are Vaccinations Safe?
- Why are There So Many Vaccines?
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Can My Baby Get Four or Five Vaccines at a Time? - Is it Better to Be Naturally or Artificially Immunized?
- Is There a Link Between the MMR Vaccine and Autism?
- Do Vaccines Cause Chronic Illnesses?
- New Vaccines, Should You Wait?
- Vaccine Safety: Good Information vs. Bad Information
Transcript: Can My Baby Get Four or Five Vaccines at a Time?
Nicole's Mother: Nicole had just came out of Children's. She had to have four or five vaccines all at one time. It seems like so much for such a small infant to handle.
Susan Coffin, MD: Seeing four shots lined up on an examining table for your baby is an imposing sight. It does seem like a lot. And as a parent, I felt that it looked like a lot for my child to get, too. When a baby is first born, it seems as though a baby is very vulnerable and in many ways they are. But what we do know is that babies' immune systems are well developed before they are ever born. And that's important. It's important for babies' immune systems to be ready to encounter the hundreds of bacterias that will quickly cover the surface of their bodies and making sure that they don't cause infections in a baby. So a baby's immune system really is ready.
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