Delaying your child’s shots? Here’s why professionals say it’s a bad idea

Delaying your child’s shots? Here’s why professionals say it’s a bad idea

Signs are taken down after a vaccine clinic held at Benjamin Tasker Middle School in Bowie, Maryland, on Aug. 13. MUST CREDIT: Sarah L. Voisin/The Washington Post As vaccine hesitancy increases around the country, some parents are choosing to delay routine shots for their children rather than skip them altogether. But that’s a perilous decision that could jeopardize the health of infants, weaken protection against debilitating diseases and lead …