Vaccines and Immunization Schedule

We firmly believe that all children and young adults should receive all of the recommended vaccines according to the schedule published by the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) and the New Jersey Department of Health (NJ-DOH). Please see our office Immunization Policy.

• Top 10 Reasons to Vaccinate Your Child
  
• Vaccine Education Center: A terrific, user-friendly website from the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia.
• Are Vaccines Safe for Children? The Truth About Risks and Benefits: A discussion for parents, from the American Academy of Pediatrics
• 2017 Joint Letter on Vaccine Safety and Effectiveness: includes endorsements of over 200 National and State organizations as well as summaries of and links to over 40 major recent safety studies
• American Academy of Pediatrics
  
• The Vaccine Project: 3 short videos providing comprehensive explanations to questions about the history of vaccine development, vaccine ingredients, and vaccine safety
• 2021 Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) report on vaccine safety​.
  
• National Academies: Are Vaccines Safe?
• MMR DOES NOT CAUSE AUTISM!!! See 25 Studies That REFUTE ANY MMR/autism link
  
• Origins of "MMR Scare": Doctor made false claims that MMR and autism are linked
  

CoVID-19 Vaccination Information:

Regarding CoVID Vaccination: We recommend all of our eligible patients (6 months and above) to receive CoVID vaccination. As this is a newly developed vaccine, we encourage a discussion with any of our providers if there are concerns or questions. We also encourage both expecting-mothers and those who are breastfeeding to receive the CoVID vaccine, assuming their own physician is in agreement.

Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) Information:

Why is HPV Vaccine recommended for 9 to 12 year olds? The vaccine is more significantly more effective in preventing HPV-induced cancers if given sooner. This is partly because preteens produce more antibodies after HPV vaccination than older adolescents do. The vaccine just works better with this age groups' immune system.  Click here for HealthyChildren.org's parent-friendly webpage:

HPV Vaccine, What Parents Need To Know. Alternatively, from Childrens Hospital of Philadelphia's Vaccine Education Center, click for the

FAQs on HPV (Human Papilloma Virus Vaccine).

Influenza (Flu) Vaccine Information:

Children aged 6 months through 8 years who have never received a flu vaccine before (or have an unknown flu vaccine history or have received fewer than two doses total in their lifetime before July 1st of the current season) will need two doses of Flu Vaccine, four weeks apart, to build adequate and lasting immunity. The first dose "primes" the immune system, and the second dose provides robust, longer-lasting protection,

• Influenza Vaccine (Flu Shot) information from Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
  Unsure about flu vaccine? Check out "Families Fighting Flu"