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Are Vaccines Safe for Children?

Before vaccines, kids missed school for weeks, and parents lost work caring for sick children. Thanks to vaccination, these illnesses are now rare — but they can return if we stop protecting our kids.

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What is a Vaccine?

Vaccines are like practice runs for the immune system—teaching the body to fight germs before they can cause serious disease.

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As a dedicated pediatric health system that includes New Hampshire's only children's hospital, we have the widest breadth of pediatric services available in the region.