Aligning vaccinations with the start of a new school year

For parents with children attending school, there is no shortage of to-do lists, ranging from back-to-school clothes shopping to meeting teachers and learning bus schedules. The tail end of summer also serves as an excellent opportunity for parents to ensure their children are caught up with all necessary and recommended vaccines before kicking off another year of learning or perhaps the child’s first year in the classroom. Understandably, parents may not have vaccines in their minds, with so many other responsibilities circulating in the late summer to early fall months. That is where the ever-expanding role of the pediatrician can once again come in and make a difference.