Memphis Children's Clinic

Immunizations

Immunization is one of the best ways parents can protect their infants, young children, & adolescents from potentially serious diseases. Over the years, immunization has saved millions of lives.

Infants and young children need to be immunized because the diseases prevented by vaccination can strike at an early age. Also, these diseases can be far more serious among infants or young children. For example, approximately 50% of children younger than 6 months old who get whooping cough (pertussis) must be hospitalized, and this age group accounts for about 92% of all deaths from the disease.

Today, we can protect children younger than two years old from 14 serious diseases:

Find out if your child is due for a vaccination. Call whichever office your child gets their regular well child checkups and ask if they are due any checkup or immunization visits.

Remember, if you have questions about immunization:

Visit the CDC's Vaccines & Immunizations home page.
Review CDC's Parent's Guide to Childhood Immunizations.
Watch CDC's newest videos about childhood immunization:
Get the Picture: Childhood Immunizations ( 6:27 mins)
Real moms get answers to their tough questions about childhood immunization.