Immunization refers to the process whereby weakened cells of infectious diseases are injected into a person’s body to develop immunity against them. The process stimulates a person’s immune system to protect against infections and diseases. Every year, 2–3 million deaths are averted worldwide due to immunizations, according to the World Health Organization.

Infectious diseases pose a serious threat to infants and children who have weak immune systems. Vaccines work with the immune system to develop immunity against diseases, preventing your child from fatal complications. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, proper immunization prevents 14 grave childhood diseases including measles, polio, and mumps, to name a few.  

Here are a few benefits your child can avail by immunization.

Prevents Life-Threatening Diseases

Through immunization, your child is protected from diseases that can become life-threatening in children due to their weak immune systems. Immunizations have eliminated many diseases that were the cause of large-scale death in the past.

Polio used to be one of the most-feared diseases in the US because it caused paralysis and death. Due to the research in immunization and effective vaccinations, Polio has been completely eliminated from the country.

Prevention Of Diseases Brought By Travelers

Immunizations have decreased the magnitude of various infectious diseases in the US, but these diseases continue to prevail in other countries. Travelers play a major role in bringing these diseases to the country. Children with proper immunization can be protected from such diseases that are brought by international travelers or while US citizens are traveling themselves.

Protection From Disabilities

Many vaccine-preventable diseases cause severe disabilities that are both emotionally and financially draining for parents because of huge medical bills and prolonged disability care. Moreover, your child can be refused attendance to a school because of a vaccine-preventable infectious disease.

Therefore, immunization is an excellent investment to protect your child’s health and prevent hefty medical treatments.

Protect Future Generations

Vaccinations can prevent our future generations from fatal diseases and disabilities that continue to plague us today.

According to the US Department of Health and Human Services, smallpox—a deadly and contagious virus—has been completely eliminated from the world due to immunization. Moreover, cases of birth defects in babies because of pregnant women infected with Rubella are no longer found in the US.

Effective And Safe Prevention

Vaccinations are safe and effective methods of disease prevention that have been developed after long research and studies done by doctors and scientists. Reports of allergic reactions to vaccinations are rare and cause minimal discomfort.  The discomfort associated with a vaccine shot is minute compared to the trauma of disabilities and fatal diseases that can be prevented by vaccinations.