Introduction
Immunization is an important requirement for every baby. This is usually done to enhance the ability of their bodies to fight diseases. Immediately a child is born, the mother is required to take them for regular medical checkups that are aimed at ensuring that they are growing normally. Vaccinations are usually given at a certain stage which is mostly between when they are three months and two years old (Lagrange, p. 64). Immunizations are not usually comfortable for the baby considering how they are administered. Most of them are usually given through injections which make the baby feel some pain. Other associated discomforts may arise due to the vaccines.
The shots
Immunization shots have been recorded to have certain side effects some of which may be severe and others mild. The mild shots need not cause an alarm as they are normally due to the changes happening in the body of the baby. However, there are other severe cases where the mothers need to seek urgent medical advice to prevent any complications (Ramey, p. 58). As much as vaccinations come with certain side effects, it does not necessarily mean that they are harmful and hence to be avoided. Side effects do not occur to all babies and infants. It mainly depends on how the vaccinations are given and the ability of the babies to handle them. Vaccines may be given by any health care officer that knows the same. Just as many other health care officials may make mistakes, certain mistakes may be done when administering vaccines to children. This may make the children develop complications that may affect them for the rest of their lives.
There are also several cases where certain vaccines that have worked for a certain region have not worked for another. Vaccines usually differ from country to country due to the climatic conditions that are recorded in the area. What may hence be dangerous for infants in America may not be the same for infants in Europe. Vaccines may not be the same even if they are used to prevent a specific illness. For instance, vaccines that are used to treat measles and polio differ in every nation. This is basically due to the varying forms and shapes that the vaccines take (Lagrange, p. 102). When they are exported to another nation for the same use, they may prove dangerous to the users. It is hence advisable that before a vaccine used in another country is considered for use in another, it is to go through certain tests to prove their safety.
Conclusion
Immunization shots have been used for ages to protect infants from certain ailments that may be difficult to treat when they are adults. Vaccines are not treatments but rather preventive precautions that will protect an individual from any such possible future attacks. Vaccines do not hence guarantee that the immunized child will not suffer from the disease. Certain other complications may be associated with the vaccines that may affect the health of the baby (Ramey, p. 84). Vaccines are administered by injecting the antibodies of the disease to be prevented into the systems of the person. The antibodies are meant to take charge and repel any similar antibodies from attacking the body and thus leaving the individual safe. After the vaccines, the individual is required to go for checkups just to ensure that they were administered appropriately.
Works cited
- Lagrange, Sarah. Vaccine issues. London: Nova Publishers, 2004.
- Ramey, Meri. Babies Guide to Parents (and Other Important People). New York: Babies’ Guide to Parents, 2009.