Importance of Immunization Programs for Children

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Child and Family Nursing Practice
The Queensland Immunization policy has a clear schedule of immunization for infants
and mothers. Every child over 6 months old and below the age of 5 years is eligible for
vaccination for influenza, funded by the state(MacDonald et al., 2018). There is a provision for
whooping cough vaccination within 20 to 32 weeks of pregnancy for the mothers. Other vaccines
include Hepatitis B and Pneumonia usually given before 12 months of age. However, the
Pneumonia vaccine can be given in later stages or adults as well.
Daiyu Zhang experienced three successive miscarriage incidents in her life and given
birth to a baby girl Lucy on the fourth attempt. It is obvious that she is over-possessive and
concerned regarding Lucy’s health. They also belong to a different community where traditional
medicines are given huge importance (McHugh, Crooks, Creighton, Binks, & Andrews, 2019).
As a result, Lucy was not given the due course of immunization by their parents and she is now 3
years old already. It is essential to make them understand that one of the most effective public
health interventions is the immunization programs for children. There is no harm or potential
danger in the immunization of young children and babies. It is the lack of immunization that may
pose a life-threatening condition to Lucy.