Why Vaccines Are Especially Important for Children With Asthma

THURSDAY, Oct. 23, 2025 (HealthDay News) — You may have seen recent news stories reporting that a national data investigation found that routine childhood vaccination is slipping across much of the United States, leaving classrooms and daycares with growing gaps in protection against highly contagious diseases like measles and whooping cough.

That’s a warning sign for every family with children — and an even bigger one for children with asthma, whose lungs are more likely to suffer when infection strikes. 

Allergists are also immunologists. We are physicians trained to evaluate vaccine reactions and ingredients.