Title
7 Important Reasons to Immunize Your Child
Author
Public health association of BC
Summary
This online article lists some important benefits of immunizing children:
- Immunization can save your child’s life.
- Vaccines are safe and effective.
- Vaccine-preventable diseases have not gone away.
- Immunizing your child helps protect others.
- It's much safer to get the vaccine than the disease.
- Vaccines protect future generations.
- Vaccines can help reduce antibiotic resistance.
"ImmunizeBC is a collaborative project of the BC Ministry of Health, the BC Centre for Disease Control (an agency of the BC Provincial Health Services Authority), the regional health authorities (First Nations Health Authority, Fraser Health, Interior Health, Island Health, Northern Health and Vancouver Coastal Health), the BC Pharmacy Association and the Public Health Association of BC. Our mission is to improve the health of British Columbians by continuing to reduce the number of vaccine-preventable diseases, along with the illness, disability and death that they cause." [Website]
Language
English
Subjects
School-Age
Early Years
Physical Health
Publisher
Immunize BC
DateModified
3/19/2024 3:37 PM EDT