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>> NEW PARENTHOOD CAN BE AN OVERWHELMING TIME FOR A FAMILY.
WE'RE SO FOCUSED ON TRYING TO DO WHAT'S RIGHT FOR THIS LITTLE
BABY WHO'S DEPENDING ON US, AND SUDDENLY WE'RE FACED WITH ALL
THESE COMPLICATED QUESTIONS.
THANKS TO MODERN SCIENCE, PARENTS ARE REQUIRED TO MAKE
CHOICES ABOUT THE BEST WAYS TO FEED AND SHELTER,
CLOTHE AND TRANSPORT THEIR CHILDREN.
BUT TODAY WE'RE GOING TO TALK ABOUT ONE WAY THAT MODERN SCIENCE
HAS MADE CHILDHOOD EASIER, MORE PREDICTABLE,
AND LESS PERILOUS THAN EVER BEFORE--VACCINES.
OUR MISSION HERE AT THE VACCINE EDUCATION CENTER IS TO TALK
TO PARENTS ABOUT VACCINES, HOW THEY WORK,
HOW THEY'RE MADE, AND HOW THEY'VE BEEN PROVEN TO BE SAFE
AND EFFECTIVE.
OF COURSE, THAT ALSO MEANS TALKING ABOUT THE DISEASES
THAT VACCINES PREVENT.
NOW, SOME OF THESE DISEASES ARE PRETTY RARE IN OUR PART
OF THE WORLD, BUT OTHERS ARE STILL SURPRISINGLY COMMON.