A new CDC survey shows that adults 18-to-49 are less likely to know about some of the deadliest vaccine-preventable diseases like measles, pertussis and diphtheria.
The CDC's Dr. Georgina Peacock says that's why they've launched a campaign called "Keeps It That Way," to help parents learn more about recommended vaccines for their kids.
"We recognize that childhood vaccination in the United States has been so successful in preventing illness and death from serious disease from illnesses such as diphtheria mumps or rubella, that it's practically unheard of now," Dr. Peacock said. "And therefore, healthcare providers and families don't necessarily know what the symptoms are of some of these serious diseases."
The CDC says there's a series of recommended vaccines for children in the first two years of life, which is between 4-to-6 years old and later in early adolescence. The majority of vaccines come before they start kindergarten.
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