I've Got Whooping Cough. Thanks a Lot, Jenny McCarthy.

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85. One of the misconceptions typically...

...bleated about by the anti-vaxx camp is that there are too many immunizations given too soon, and that babies have weak immune systems.

It is absolutely true that there are more immunizations given today than there were 50 years ago. It is also absolutely true that the moment an infant is born, he/she is exposed to thousands and thousands of antigens in the every day world, and their immune systems generally handle life on planet Earth quite well with a little attention to good hygiene and common sense avoidance of large crowds at peak illness times of year.

It is also true that the immunizations given today have been refined enough that the total number of immunizations given in the first 6 month of infancy contain fewer antigens that used to be contained in a single smallpox vaccination.

The recommended immunization schedule at 2,4,and 6 months in infancy is what it is because those are the ages at which infants are most vulnerable to the diseases for which the immunizations are given.