Entrust your child’s immunizations in Palm Beach Gardens, Jupiter, and Palm City, FL, to Dr. Lynda Bideau, Dr. Luis Pineiro, Dr. Alexandria Niewiadomski-Ayala, Dr. Shirley Stickle, and Dr. Gay Nunley of Children’s Physicians.

What Do Children Gain from Immunizations?

Parents have an obligation to keep their children as healthy as possible. To do that, parents must give their children nutritious food and comfortable shelter. If their child falls ill, parents must also seek the necessary treatment.

Of course, we cannot talk about keeping children healthy without getting into the topic of immunizations.

Immunizations play a vital role in protecting your child from harmful pathogens. As we all know, potentially harmful germs are everywhere, and there’s a non-zero chance they could get into your kid. Whether or not the germs in question can do actual harm will depend on what kind of protection your child has.

So, how do vaccinations protect your child from disease? They work by first introducing a germ into your child’s body. The germ introduced via the immunization is either dead or severely weakened. It poses no threat to your child. By then, the only thing the germ can do is elicit the body’s immune response.

Triggering that response is important because it teaches your child’s body to respond appropriately to the presence of that possibly harmful substance. Your child now has adequate protection against that disease. The threat it poses to your child in the future will be significantly reduced as a result.

Vaccinations are available for chickenpox, diphtheria, hepatitis, measles, mumps, pertussis, polio, and rubella. Those are just some of the immunizations that your child needs.

Partner with Dr. Bideau, Dr. Pineiro, Dr. Niewiadomski-Ayala, Dr. Stickle, and Dr. Nunley of Children’s Physicians to get your child’s immunizations in Palm Beach Gardens, Jupiter, and Palm City, FL.

How Should I Approach My Child’s Immunizations?

The ideal approach to your child’s immunization is staying on schedule. Consult your pediatrician and ask them when to start your child’s vaccinations. Allow them to administer the vaccinations according to the schedule and move forward from there.

Parents should know that there are no benefits to delaying immunizations. If anything, you are only putting your child at risk by needlessly delaying their shots. They may be exposed to a harmful substance during that delay period and fall ill as a result.

Vaccines are formulated to protect your child. Take advantage of the protection they provide by working closely with pediatricians.

Reach out to Dr. Bideau, Dr. Pineiro, Dr. Niewiadomski-Ayala, Dr. Stickle, and Dr. Nunley of Children’s Physicians and complete your child’s immunizations. Call 561-626-4000 for our Palm Beach Gardens location, 561-743-9000 for our Jupiter office, or 772-219-4444 for our clinic in Palm City, FL.