Vaccination plays an important role in preventing infectious diseases and reducing the risk of serious illness and complications. vaccination needs can continue into adulthood depending on age, health conditions, occupation, travel and other factors While childhood immunisation is a key part of disease prevention.
The discussion will look at the importance of timely childhood vaccination, completing the recommended schedule and what parents should do when doses are missed. It will also address vaccination when a child is unwell, vaccines recommended in specific situations, and common concerns about vaccine safety and side-effects. Speakers at the webinar include Janani Sankar, Medical Director, Kanchi Kamakoti CHILDS Trust Hospital, Chennai, who will discuss childhood vaccination and the practical concerns parents face around immunisation, and Dilip Mathai, senior consultant in Infectious Diseases, Naruvi Hospitals, and Professor of Medicine and Adult Infectious Diseases, who will focus on adult vaccination and immunisation across the life course.
