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Teens May Be Missing Out on Needed Vaccines
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Page: << Prev | 1 | 2 "Babies and young children are much more likely to be fully immunized. That's why I really try to encourage parents to take adolescents for annual health-care visits," said Dr. Susan Coupey, chief of adolescent medicine at Children's Hospital of Montefiore and Albert Einstein College of Medicine, in New York City.
Coupey said it's especially important to bring kids in when they're 12 or 13 to make sure they're up-to-date on their immunizations and to ensure that their development is on track.
A second study, also in the October issue of Pediatrics, looked at the reasons that parents might delay or forgo immunizations for their children. The government researchers found that parents often delayed a vaccination due to illness. Another big reason parents felt unsure about vaccines, or delayed or refused a vaccine, was due to concerns about safety or side effects. The study found that many parents changed their minds after discussing their concerns with their doctors, however.
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Take the adolescent vaccination quiz from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to learn more about the necessary vaccinations.
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Last updated 10/6/2008
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SOURCES: Grace Lee, M.D., M.P.H., assistant professor, pediatrics, and ambulatory care and prevention, Harvard Medical School, Harvard Pilgrim Health Care and Children's Hospital of Boston; Susan Coupey, M.D., chief, adolescent medicine, Children's Hospital at Montefiore Medical Center, and professor, pediatrics, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, New York City; October 2008, Pediatrics
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