Are babies given too many vaccines?

Editorial Board

Editorial Board

June 1st, 2012

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‘The number of vaccines on the immunisation schedules recommended by public health authorities and professional medical bodies has increased in recent decades, prompting some parents to question the wisdom of protecting against so many diseases.’

Are-babies-given-too-many-vaccinesIn this video, Dr Dina Pfeifer, World Health Organisation (European Region), discusses whether there are too many vaccines on the recommended immunisation schedule, noting that vaccines are only a very small proportion of the ‘antigens’ infants face every day.

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