Childhood Vaccines: Five Things Parents Should Know

Recent news coverage of proposed changes to childhood vaccination schedules may raise questions for parents, who wonder what the proposals mean for their families. Stanford Medicine infectious disease specialist Seth Hoffman, MD, recently explained five key things parents should know about vaccines, including how pediatricians can best help address moms’ and dads’ concerns, and how decades of science support the use of different childhood vaccines and their components.

It’s normal for parents to be concerned. “I’m a parent, too, so I understand that feeling,” Hoffman said.

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