Scott Rice MD

Vaccinations and Your Child

ABC Family Pediatricians follows the immunization guidelines recommended by the American Academy of Pediatrics. This schedule satisfies all school-entry requirements.

Immunization Schedule

We believe strongly in the safety, effectiveness and importance of these vaccines. If you don't want to protect your child from these deadly diseases, we ask you to seek medical care elsewhere.

With the exception of some influenza vaccine, none of the vaccines administered at ABC Family Pediatricians to protect preschool children contains thimerosal as a preservative. Certain influenza and tetanus-diptheria (Td) vaccines given to children age 7 and older contain very small amounts of thimerosal as a preservative. If you are concerned about the safety of vaccines, we encourage you to visit these websites:

National Network for Immunization Information
http://www.immunizationinfo.org

Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University
http://www.vaccinesafety.edu

Immunization Action
http://www.immunize.org

Centers for Disease Control (Federal government)
http://www.cdc.gov

Downloadable vaccine information statements from CDC:
http://www.cdc.gov

The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia:
www.chop.edu

A list of other informational sites, provided by the Immunization Action Coalition:
http://www.vaccineinformation.org