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Seasonal Vaccines | Kaiser Permanente
Vaccines can help protect you and your family against seasonal respiratory viruses like influenza (the flu) and RSV, as well as COVID-19.
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Immunizations: Questions Parents Ask | Kaiser Permanente
What are vaccinations (immunizations)? Vaccinations (immunizations) help protect your child from certain diseases. They also help reduce the spread of disease to others. Sometimes a vaccine doesn't completely prevent the disease. But it will make the disease much less serious if your child does get it. Some vaccines are...
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Immunizations and Pregnancy | Kaiser Permanente
Your immunity protects both you and your unborn baby (fetus). After you have been immunized (vaccinated) against or infected by a virus or bacteria, your body forms an immunity to it. Full immunity can protect you from future infection, either for a lifetime or a limited period. Partial immunity strengthens how well...
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Immunizations | Kaiser Permanente
What are immunizations? Immunizations help keep you and your child from getting certain diseases that can be spread to other people (infectious diseases). They also help reduce the spread of disease to others and prevent epidemics. Immunizations are also called vaccines or vaccinations. If you get a vaccine, it may not...
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Flu Vaccines: Should I Get a Flu Vaccine? | Kaiser Permanente
Guides you through the decision to get a flu vaccine. Provides info on the flu vaccine. Explains who should and should not get a flu vaccine. Covers benefits and risks. Includes interactive tool to help you make your decision.
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Chickenpox (varicella-zoster) vaccine | Kaiser Permanente
This vaccine is a live but weakened form of the chickenpox (varicella) virus. Children get the chickenpox vaccine as part of their routine immunizations. Adolescents and adults who are not already immune to the chickenpox virus can also get the vaccine. When a weak form of the virus is injected, the body's immune system...
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Vaccine Safety | Kaiser Permanente
Vaccines are safe. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) carefully checks all vaccines for safety. Federal law requires health professionals to report any reaction following an vaccination to the Vaccine Adverse Events Reporting System ( VAERS). For more information about how vaccine safety is checked, see...
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Immunity | Kaiser Permanente
Immunity is a person's resistance to (or protection from) a disease. A person may be born with temporary protection from certain diseases, or a person may be protected after having an infection or immunization (vaccination). Immunity occurs because the body's immune system recognizes a foreign substance (such as a virus...
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Immunization | Kaiser Permanente
An immunization, also called a vaccination, is a way to keep you from getting a disease. The medicine causes your body to make antibodies that can then recognize and fight the illness if you are later exposed to it. Besides keeping you from getting sick, immunizations also help reduce the spread of disease to others and...
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Immunizations for Premature Infants | Kaiser Permanente
Starting at 2 months after birth, premature infants (preemies) need all the recommended immunizations that full-term infants get. The one vaccine that your preemie may not get on schedule is the hepatitis B vaccine. In full-term infants, it is usually given at birth. But this vaccine doesn't work as well in very small...
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Autism and Vaccines | Kaiser Permanente
There has been ongoing controversy surrounding certain vaccines and their relationship to autism. Some parents have been concerned that vaccines, specifically the measles-mumps-rubella (MMR) vaccine and preservatives used in other childhood vaccines, play a role in children developing autism. There have been a lot of...
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Common Questions About the Flu Vaccine | Kaiser Permanente
The flu (influenza) vaccine saves lives. But sometimes people choose not to get the vaccine because of incorrect information they've heard about the vaccine or the flu. With conflicting messages out there, it can be hard to know what's true and what to do. The answers to these common questions may help you feel good...
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COVID-19 Vaccine Information | Kaiser Permanente
Get up-to-date information on the COVID-19 vaccine, including how to schedule an appointment and safety and effectiveness.
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COVID-19 Vaccine: No Serious Side Effects in Young Children ...
Kaiser Permanente researchers led analysis of large, diverse group of young children who received the mRNA vaccines.
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Vaccine Information Statements | Kaiser Permanente
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) creates Vaccine Information Statements (VISs), which have details about most vaccines given in the United States. The VISs are updated when needed. The information in these statements does not change often. Each VIS explains why to get the vaccine, the risks from the...
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Shingles: Should I Get a Vaccine to Prevent Shingles? | Kais...
Topic guides you through the decision to get the shingles vaccine. Explains your chances of getting shingles and how well the vaccine works. Lists risks and benefits of getting the vaccine. Includes interactive tool to help you make your decision.
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Your Child's First Vaccines: What You Need to Know | Kaiser ...
The vaccines included on this statement are likely to be given at the same time during infancy and early childhood. There are separate Vaccine Information Statements for other vaccines that are also routinely recommended for young children (measles, mumps, rubella, varicella, rotavirus, influenza, and hepatitis A).
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Adult proxy access | Kaiser Permanente
Questions and answers about accessing medical records for an adult who is not able to make their own health care decisions.
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Childhood Immunization Schedule: Ages 0 to 6 Years | Kaiser ...
After getting approval from several expert groups, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommends the following immunization schedule for children. You can view it online at: www.cdc.gov/vaccines/schedules/index.html.
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Adult Immunization Schedule | Kaiser Permanente
After getting approval from several expert groups, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommends the following immunization schedule for adults. You can view it online and the associated CDC table footnotes at www.cdc.gov/vaccines/schedules/index.html.
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Immunizations That May Cause Fever | Kaiser Permanente
Short-term, mild reactions to immunizations are common. Immunizations that may cause a fever include: Diphtheria, tetanus, acellular pertussis (DTaP) or diphtheria, pertussis, tetanus (DPT). Babies can have a fever of up to 104 °F (40 °C) within 2 to 3 hours of getting the DTaP or DPT shot. Children may be fussy and...
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HPV: Should I Get the Vaccine? | Kaiser Permanente
Guides through decision to get the HPV vaccine. Explains the vaccination process. Covers benefits and risks. Includes an interactive tool to help you make your decision.
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HPV: Should My Child Get the Vaccine? | Kaiser Permanente
Guides through decision to have your child get the HPV vaccine. Explains the vaccination process and includes tips on how to talk to your child about HPV. Covers benefits and risks. Includes an interactive tool to help you make your decision.
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Immune System | Kaiser Permanente
Provides links to information about the immune system. Includes info about immunizations, HIV and autoimmune disorders, arthritis, and multiple sclerosis.
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Meningococcal ACWY Vaccine: What You Need to Know | Kaiser P...
Meningococcal ACWY vaccine can help protect against meningococcal disease caused by serogroups A, C, W, and Y. A different meningococcal vaccine is available that can help protect against serogroup B. Meningococcal disease can cause meningitis (infection of the lining of the brain and spinal cord)...
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