The reason for the saying is that state law mandates certain vaccinations before a child can enter a public school or daycare. But the SC law is not the only reason all children need to be given their immunizations. They have saved thousands of lives and protected millions of children from very serious, life-threatening illnesses.
Vaccines work by helping each child's body fight the specific illness.
We hope that you will see the importance of your child getting these shots. For more information on which vaccinations are required for children or where you can get the shots, call the SC Dept. It brought to mind the image of an iron lung, or President Franklin D. Roosevelt in a wheelchair, or lining up at school for sugar cubes with the new polio vaccination. Conquering this crippling, infectious disease is proof that vaccinations can and do work. Polio is a virus that can affect the whole body, including muscles and nerves.