Vaccination is a simple and effective method of preventing certain diseases which may cause serious health problems. Recommended Immunizations for Children Hepatitis B Hepatitis B is a serious liver infection. It can be passed from an infected mother to her newborn during childbirth or from one person to another through blood or bodily fluids. The virus can cause live damage, liver cancer, and death. Hepatitis B vaccine will not protect against other forms of hepatitis.
Diphtheria can cause paralysis, breathing and heart problems, and even death.
It can cause muscle spasms, breathing and heart problems and death. It can cause lung problems, seizures, brain damage, and death. Polio can cause lifelong paralysis and death. There is no treatment for polio. It is very dangerous to children under age five.