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Can I (safely) wait until my child is a year old in order to reduce the number of shots?

April 26, 2017child reduce safely shots wait year

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Can I (safely) wait until my child is a year old in order to reduce the number of shots?

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Because the risk of invasive pneumococcal disease is greatest for children less than a year of age, the greatest advantage in disease prevention can be obtained by vaccinating the children at 2, 4 and 6 months of age. It is not safe to wait until the child is one year old.