Before your baby turns two months old, you have to visit your pediatrician to give your baby the vaccinations for the sixth week. These vaccines are vital to protect your baby against serious diseases.
The vaccines your baby will receive during this visit are as follows:
1. Hepatitis B (HBV): This vaccine protects against Hepatitis B virus, which damages the liver.
2. Diphtheria, Tetanus, Acellular Pertussis (DTaP): A vaccine that protects against three serious diseases: diphtheria, tetanus and whooping cough. Diphtheria causes the throat to swell. Tetanus causes painful muscle spasms. Whooping cough makes it difficult for the children to breathe.
3. Rotavirus (RV): This vaccine protects the baby from the rotavirus, the most common cause for diarrhea, vomiting and dehydration for children.
4. Hib Vaccine: A vaccine against a bacteria that causes infection in the brain and spinal cord. This bacteria could affect the baby's brain and hearing.
5. Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine (PCV): This one protects the baby against a bacteria that causes meningitis, pneumonia, and ear infections.
6. Inactivated Polio Vaccine (IPV): Before this vaccine was invented, polio disease left, annually, 25,000 children across the globe paralyzed.
Do not hesitate to consult your pediatrician, if you have more questions or inquiries.