It’s true that Newborn Babies are immune to many diseases because they have antibodies they got from their mothers. However, the duration of this immunity may last only a month to about a year. Further, young children do not have maternal immunity against some vaccine-preventable diseases, such as whooping cough.

If a child is not vaccinated and is exposed to a disease germ, the child’s body may not be strong enough to fight the disease. Before vaccines, many children died from diseases that vaccines now prevent, such as whooping cough, measles, and polio. Those same germs exist today, but babies are now protected by vaccines, so we do not see these diseases as often.

At Wee Care Pediatrics we are committed to excellent pediatric healthcare for all children. Contact Us to see what vaccines are needed for your child today.

SOURCE : http://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/vac-gen/importance.htm
MAT / 25/ 2009