Vaccine Scheduling Tool
While I was visiting the doctor today I inquired about my son’s vaccine schedule only to find out that he is, in fact, required to have several vaccines before he enters kindergarten in the fall. I know, though my own research, that I can opt of out some of them but I also know that my son’s health is at stake no matter what I chose to do.
There is also a new Internet scheduling tool (ages 6 and under) from the Federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention designed to make sure everyone keeps their children on the schedule (because we all know how transient we are these days). The schedule takes about 10 seconds to download with an up to date computer but you also must go through the install process (which takes another 10 seconds to add to your desktop).
As a parent you can add in which shots your child has had (or has not had) and the scheduling software weighs the rules for each immunization and prints out a chart that indicates when you can (or can’t) take your next shots. Apparently, the designers at Georgia Tech programmed in the conflicting rules for each immunization so that they do not conflict with each other.
Additionally, parents who want their child’s shots spaced out can schedule this using this chart. This can make the reactions smaller (or larger) depending upon how one looks at it. If a child reacts to all of the vaccines (as my doctor indicated today) why not just get it over with, right? But, if he does have a reaction to just one, then not try to isolate them to decipher which one is the culprit?
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