Childhood vaccines: how safe are they?

Childhood vaccines: how safe are they?

The CDC recommends that children in the US receive 23 immunizations before entering kindergarten to protect against 11 communicable diseases; however, there are concerns about the safety of these vaccines. Although nurses should be well versed in the literature of vaccine safety, research has provid...

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Published in:The American journal of nursing Vol. 103; no. 2; pp. 79, 81, 83 - 79
Main Authors: Mera, Karen E, Hackley, Barbara
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: United States Lippincott Williams & Wilkins Ovid Technologies 01-02-2003
Subjects:
Adverse Drug Reaction Reporting Systems - statistics & numerical data
Child, Preschool
Children
Children & youth
Decision Making
Humans
Immunization
Infant
Nurse's Role
Nursing
Safety
USA
Vaccines
Vaccines - adverse effects
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Summary:The CDC recommends that children in the US receive 23 immunizations before entering kindergarten to protect against 11 communicable diseases; however, there are concerns about the safety of these vaccines. Although nurses should be well versed in the literature of vaccine safety, research has provided few straightforward answers.
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ISSN:0002-936X
1538-7488
DOI:10.1097/00000446-200302000-00034