What Every Parent Should Know About Vaccination?

Author: Dr. Sunny Narula  MBBS, MD
Consultant: Paediatrician and Neonatologist at Motherhood Hospital Mohali

Vaccines are products that are given to protect your children against serious and deadly diseases. These products stimulate the body’s natural defenses, preparing the body to fight the disease faster and more effectively. According to Dr Sunny Narula, MBBS, MD, Consultant- Paediatrics and Neonatologist, vaccinating your child from early childhood is important as it wards off life-threatening diseases including measles, diphtheria, polio, and so forth. You must visit the best paediatrician and neonatologist in Mohali to create a vaccination plan for your child and ensure no vaccine shot is missed.  

Importance of Vaccination in Children 

 A vaccine is a dead, or weakened part of the germ that causes the disease in question. When children are exposed to a condition in the form of a vaccine, their immune system builds antibodies that protect them from contracting the disease. Most of your child’s vaccinations are completed between birth and 6 years. Visit the best neonatologist doctor in Mohali to get your child vaccinated in the time frame. 

Immunization Saves Your Child’s Life

 Vaccines protect your child against serious, life-threatening diseases, and even death. For instance, measles can cause brain swelling, mumps can cause deafness, HPV (human papillomavirus) can cause cancer, and polio can cause paralysis. Vaccines are the only way of protection from these deadly diseases. 

Vaccines are Safe and Effective 

As a parent, you must be worried about putting anything into your child’s body. The best paediatrician in Mohali can tell you that vaccines are completely safe. Instead, these are one of the safest tools of modern medicine. All vaccines undergo a thorough testing process. Before launching into the market, these are supposed to show safety and efficacy. Moreover, once a vaccine is approved, its safety is also continuously monitored.  

Vaccine-preventable diseases are Still Here

 Many vaccine-preventable diseases like Polio are now rare in India, mostly because of vaccines. These diseases, however, still exist. If immunization rates drop, these diseases will begin to show up. Many diseases that are now a rare sight in India are still common in other parts of the world. Without protection from vaccines, these diseases would spread quickly from other countries. Until these diseases are eliminated worldwide, you should keep visiting the best neonatologist doctor in Mohali for consultation and vaccines. 

Immunizing Your Child Also Protects Others

 When your child is immunized, it does not just protect them, it also protects the entire community. The more the people in a community are immunized, the harder it is for the disease to spread. This refers to community (or herd) immunity. Herd immunity helps keep disease rates low and protects others from vulnerable diseases. 

Vaccines are Safer than Catching the Disease

 Immunization is the safest way to build your child’s immunity. If your child acquires immunity through catching the disease, they would be at risk for severe illness, long-term disability, and even death. For instance: 

 Chickenpox can lead to pneumonia and increase the risk of streptococcal infection. 

• Meningococcal infection can lead to deafness, brain damage, and loss of limbs. 
• Measles can cause pneumonia and swelling of the brain. 
• Pneumococcal infections can cause infection in the brain, blood, and pneumonia. 

To protect your child from serious infections and diseases, visit the best paediatrician in Mohali. Discuss the immunization needs of your child with your doctor and keep track of your child’s shots. You can also ask your doctor for an immunization record form. This will help you in keeping a note of all vaccinations done and to be done in the future. For the best advice and guidance, visit Dr Sunny Narula at the Motherhood Hospitals, Mohali. 

At Motherhood Hospitals, we have a team of experienced super specialists backed by the latest in infrastructure and facilities. We have the best Paediatricians in Mohali that consists of a team of paediatric specialists that cater to all the needs of children, across age groups, and provide the best care for your child’s development.

Do take an appointment with the best child care hospital in Mohali at a centre closest to you. Meet with our doctors who will carry out the required investigations, diagnose the issue and recommend the most appropriate treatment, enabling you to lead an active life.

If you wish to get in touch with Dr.Sunny Narula, please book your appointment here.