Vaccine Expert Advises: Immunization Should Be Given As Early In Life As Possible
Monday, September 14, 2009 - 11:35
in Health & Medicine
Parents should not be worried, that early vaccination would overwhelm their babies. Recent data show, that the immune system of newborns is able to respond to a world full of antigens already at birth. Therefore, vaccines should be given as early in life as possible to minimize the risk of damage by a potentially harmful infection, according to an expert in vaccinology and neonatal immunology.