Immunizations

Vaccines and vaccine-preventable illnesses

The safety and effectiveness of vaccines in preventing serious or life-threatening illnesses is well-established and has been supported by overwhelmingly strong evidence over the last 50 years. Hillsborough Pediatric & Adolescent Medicine is committed to giving our patients the best protection available against life-threatening illnesses such as pertussis (whooping cough), meningitis, measles and tetanus.

These illness are still in our communities or only a plane ride away from entering our community. For instance, 2 years ago we had an outbreak of measles here in Orange County, almost all in families who do not vaccinate. This outbreak exposed many other NC children to this potentially fatal illness.

One way we protect our patients is by providing vaccines and advising that your children receive vaccines according to the American Academy of Pediatrics and Center of Disease Controls schedule. However, babies too young to receive vaccines, and other patients with weak or compromised immune systems, are still vulnerable to these illnesses from exposure in the community. Because we are committed to protecting all our patients, even those too young or immunocompromised to obtain protection from vaccination, HPAM’s policy is to not accept those families into our practice who have decided against all vaccines for their children and are not interested in discussions about vaccines.

We welcome parents’ vaccines questions and concerns and will address these concerns with respect and care. We are also committed to providing a safe environment for our babies and immunocompromised patients. Our priority is the health and well-being of all our patients.