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BABY HEALTH - my answer is simple: vaccines. Vaccines are important I get asked all the time what the best immune booster is as they help in protecting babies from potentially serious and life-threatening illness by building the baby’s immune system. They help build the immune system by teaching it to recognise and fight harmful viruses and bacteria without causing the disease itself. Vaccines are made up of small parts (antigen) of a inactivated virus or bacteria (i.e. germ). This is administered to a healthy child. The immune system then produces an immune response to this antigen. If the child is exposed to the same live virus or bacteria, they can quickly mount a more effective response to fight off the infection with minimum or no symptoms. Not following the recommended vaccine schedule puts your baby at risk WCLICKSO Stick to schedule FeAl ULM iil eee Leth free SMS reminders when their baby is due for a vaccination. Sign up for Baby Club now forthis service, and more erste of becoming seriously ill from a potentially preventable illness. Some illnesses that can be prevented with vaccines, like whooping cough (pertussis), still circulate in communities. Small babies are particularly vulnerable to these infections and can become seriously ill. If your baby does miss a vaccine, it is important to catch up as soon as possible. The vaccine clinic will advise on a safe ‘catch-up schedule’. Other ways of protecting babies is for pregnant moms Bp \ > \ Dr Sihle Sibiya Johannesburg-based paediatrician in private practice to make sure that they get booster vaccines before and during pregnancy for some of these vaccine-preventable illnesses. | find that a lot of pregnant women do not know this. Ask your gynaecologist about these.” ©) Click here to download the vaccination schedule Disclaimer: Seek medical advice before commencing any treatment.
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