A good
vaccination program starts at six to eight weeks of age, with booster vaccines being given every three to four weeks until the puppy is over 16 weeks of age.
Not exact matches
In these situations, your veterinarian may recommend
starting their
vaccination program earlier, and quarantine procedures may be advisable to lessen the chance of disease transmission to the unprotected kittens.
Pups must have received their first round of
vaccinations at least one week prior to
starting a Puppy Raising
program, and then must follow the booster schedule prescribed by their veterinarian.
«It's important for
vaccination programs to
start at the cow / calf level,» Dr. Stokka says.
This is when we recommend
starting the
vaccination program.
Of those that examined immunizations (NFP - Memphis, HFA, HSP, EHS, Queensland, and Early
Start), only EHS identified a significant
program effect on immunizations, though the size of the effect was quite small and applied to the comparison of the entire treatment group to controls, not specifically to those families who had received home visits.70 The one - year follow - up of the Queensland
program also suggested a trend in favor of the intervention group's having higher levels of
vaccinations than the control group.71
EIP showed favorable impacts on 8 outcomes, including fewer days and episodes of hospitalization, relative to those in the comparison group, covering a range of 6 weeks to 2 years postpartum.13, 23,24 EIP also showed a favorable effect on the percentage of children who were adequately immunized by 1 year, but the difference was no longer statistically significant by 2 years.13, 24 Early
Start demonstrated favorable effects on 3 outcomes, including percentage who received well - child visits and dental service.25 — 27 HFA had favorable results for 4 health care outcomes, such as the number of well - child visits and whether the child had health insurance.28 — 31 HFA had an unfavorable effect on the number of pediatric emergency department (ED) visits.32 The research showed that Healthy Steps had a beneficial effect on 2 outcomes: 1 - month well - child visits and diphtheria toxoid, tetanus toxoid, and pertussis
vaccinations.33 Finally, NFP had favorable results on 3 outcomes measuring the number of ED visits at different follow - ups but an unfavorable / ambiguous effect on number of days hospitalized between 25 and 50 months.34, 35 The research on 2
programs (Oklahoma's CBFRS and PAT) showed no effects on measures of health care use or coverage.36 — 40 The research on 5
programs (Child FIRST, EHS, Family Check - Up, HIPPY, and PALS for Infants) did not report health care coverage or usage outcomes.
In addition to the
vaccinations that a state requires to enter child care, Head
Start programs are required to help children in their care become current with their
vaccinations.