If you seek experienced child doctors, we want you to know that Dr. Heena Thakkar and Dr. Shilpa Pankaj, who direct Peekaboo Pediatrics in Houston, TX, advocate for childhood immunizations.

Our award-winning, esteemed, and experienced pediatric doctors are skilled in pediatrics, licensed, and devoted to delivering the highest quality of child healthcare possible to residents in Houston and surrounding communities. We are here to discuss the importance of vaccinations in your child's life. 

The Importance of Childhood Vaccinations

Children are experts at spreading germs among each other at school and events and then take these nasty germs home to parents and siblings. Children contract diseases at school, so you must protect your child.

You may think that, since most of these diseases are now rare, why should your child get immunized?

Diseases are rare through the immunization program; although they did not disappear, they are still there. However, if we do not vaccinate our kids, these diseases will return and quickly spread.  

As you bring your child to Peekaboo Pediatrics in Houston, TX, we review any immunizations needed at that time, and we give them to your child. Vaccinations start at the time of birth and continue through adulthood. 

We give you a vaccination schedule, what the vaccination covers, and any possible side effects. Most vaccines have minimal short-term side effects for a day or two and are a small price to pay for protection against a disease with life-long side effects or deadly consequences. 

The following experts decide what vaccines to recommend for protecting your child in the new year based on up-to-date scientific data. There are good reasons why we must give vaccinations at specific ages, times, and spacing. If your child misses certain vaccinations, we can catch them up. 

These agencies make and approve immunization changes every January.

• CDC - Center for Disease Control and Prevention
• AAP - American Academy of Pediatrics
• AAFP - American Academy of Family Physicians

Please know that some children are possibly the exception to these recommendations due to,

• Allergies
• Weakened immune system
• Chronic illness, diabetes/asthma/allergies/specialized medical treatment 

Every parent wants the best for their children, and picking and choosing the best pediatricians for your child stops at Peekaboo Pediatrics in Houston, TX. If you seek a top-notch pediatric doctor in Houston and surrounding communities, please call Dr. Thakkar and Dr. Pankaj at (713) 861-4800 today and schedule a consultation for immunizations.