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Instructions and help about Immunizations Health Services District Resources

Immunizations are the best way  to protect yourself, your family,   and those who are most vulnerable in your  community from infectious diseases that   can be very serious, and sometimes even  fatal. >> Tell me more about immunization.   >> Why do we need Immunizations? >> My name is Dr. Karin  Bok, I’m the Acting Deputy Director and Director   of Pandemic, Preparedness at the Vaccine Research  Center, NIAID National Institutes of Health.   We need immunizations to save lives and to prevent  you from severe consequences and real consequences   from very serious diseases. [movie projector sound effect] >> Vaccines can prevent infectious diseases like polio, whooping cough and measles  that once killed or harmed millions of people,   including infants and children. Some immunity  from disease can be shared from parent to baby   during pregnancy and breastfeeding. However, this  immunity fades. An infant or young child can get   very sick and need to go to