Keeping Kids Healthy: Vaccines - The Straight Facts

Why is it so important to vaccinate your child? Is there any truth to the myths about dangerous side effects? Do we really need to give vaccines to such small babies? How many shots do they need, and is there any way to cut down the number? A vaccine specialist and an experienced pediatrician tell you the answers that you need to know to protect your own child.

Guests:

* Leonard R. Krilov, MD: Chief, Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Winthrop University Hospital; Professor of Pediatrics, SUNY Stony Brook * Harry S. Romanowitz, MD, FAAP: Pediatrician-in-Chief & Chairman, Department of Pediatrics, The Stamford Hospital; Assistant Clinical Professor of Pediatrics, Columbia University College of Physicians & Surgeons

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