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  • The Importance of Back-to-School Vaccines for Kids and Well-Child Checkups

    DR. MEGHAN HICKS, Intermountain Health|Aug 7, 2024

    Besides new backpacks and shoes, parents should consider back-to-school immunizations and well-child check-ups as summer ends. Some kids have gotten behind in their regular vaccinations, but now is a great time to catch up. We never know what awaits our little ones every school year, but vaccines have proven to safeguard children for many years, reducing once-common illnesses like mumps and measles to rarities. In addition to school-required vaccines, the HPV vaccine is recommended by the...