Vaccines and Immunization You can help protect yourself and others against seasonal flu and other vaccine-preventable diseases by getting immunized. Vaccines are some of the safest medical products. But, like any other medical product, there may be risks. Talk to your health care provider about the value of vaccines and their side effects. Vaccines to consider. Influenza (flu): People who are 6 months and older should get the flu vaccine (flu shot). Get the vaccine each year because flu virus can change from one year to the next. Pneumococcal: Older people and those with certain medical conditions are most susceptible to pneumonia.
Lewis and Clark Expedition In February 1805, Sacagawea gave birth to a son named Jean Baptiste Charbonneau. Despite traveling with a newborn child during the trek, Sacagawea proved to be helpful in many ways.
A baby baboon is born with an instinct to grasp tightly with both hands and feet. They need this ability to cling to their mothers chest as she makes her way through trees or brush. The female will be pregnant for 6 months and give birth to one, very rarely two, youngsters. A baby baboon is called an infant and is helpless at birth. The eyes are open however, and the infant is well furred. The newborn baboon also has the typical young primates ingrained gripping reflex, and is able to hold itself against its mothers belly with tightly grasping hands and feet almost immediately after birth.