 Are your child’s vaccinations up to date? National Infants Immunization Week is April 25-May 1, 2004.
Proper and timely immunizations are vital to disease prevention for you and your family. Horizon BCBSNJ encourages you to speak with your physician to make sure you and your family are up to date on all your vaccinations.
What are immunizations?
Immunizations are a way of teaching the body how to fight a particular disease. Although the body's natural defense mechanisms are triggered whenever it encounters germs, vaccines target a specific enemy. Vaccines contain dead or weakened viruses or bacteria or traces of the poisons they produce. When you're vaccinated, your body makes cells especially equipped to destroy those agents. The cells remain on guard in case you are ever exposed to the actual diseases.
Click here for answers to some frequently asked questions about immunizations.
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