Childhood Vaccinations - Answers to Your Questions
Table of Contents
Introduction
1. Introduction to Vaccines, Infections and Options
2. Basics: What is vaccination and how does it work?
3. Infections: What are the infections that we vaccinate against?
4. Schedule: What is the recommended vaccination schedule?
5. Options: What are my vaccination options?
6. Incidence: How likely is it that my child will become infected?
7. Complications: How likely is it that my child will have a seriouscomplication from an infection?
8. Treatments: Are there treatments available?
9. Risk of Infection: Who is at higher risk of becoming infected?
General Vaccination Issues
1. Risk of Vaccines: Are there risks associated with vaccines?
2. Components: What is in childhood vaccines?
3. Safety: Are vaccines safe?
4. Contraindications and Cautions: Who should not be vaccinated?
5. Efficacy: Are vaccines effective?
6. Herd Immunity: What about herd immunity?
7. Ethics: Are there ethical conflicts?
Specific Vaccination Issues
Immune System: Do vaccines harm the immune system?
Autism: Do vaccines cause autism?
SIDS: Do vaccines cause Sudden Infant Death Syndrome?
Mercury: Should I worry about mercury in vaccines?
Conclusion
Acknowledgments
Resources
About the Author
List of Tables and Figures
Table 1: Recommended Vaccination Schedule for Canadian Children
Table 2: Reported Reactions to Vaccines in Canada in 2004
Table 3: Contraindications and Cautions to Canadian
Vaccines Specific Vaccination Issues
Figure 1: Reported Incidence of Vaccine-Preventable Infections in Canadian Children in 2004
Figure 2: Deaths Due to Vaccine-Preventable Infections
in Canadian Children in 2004
Figure 3: Vaccine-Preventable Infections that Result in
Death
Figure 4: Total Number of Strains Injected Per Vaccination
Visit
Figure 5: Reported Deaths Following Vaccination in US
Children aged 0-14 in 2005
Childhood Vaccinations - Making Informed Decisions
Table of Contents
Introduction
Steps
1. Explore your vaccination options.
2. Gather accurate and relevant information.
3. Discuss your questions and concerns.
4. Make your informed decisions.
5. Review my recommendations.
6. Decrease your child’s risk of getting sick.
7. Take action to help improve vaccine safety and awareness.
Forms
1. Brainstorm
2. Factors to Consider
3. Personal Influencing Factors
4. Vaccine Information Chart
5. Questions and Concerns
6. Vaccine Decisions
7. My Child’s Vaccination Schedule
8. Vaccine Tracking
7. Symptom Chart
Letters
1. To family / friends about your decisions
2. To key people about childhood vaccination issues
3. To family / friends about their decisions
Resources
About the author
