Does anyone have any information about children being too young for immunizations?  The recommended age for the fist set of shots is 2 months, and I'm wondering if it would cause any problems for a child to be vaccinated at 6 weeks.  If you have any information, please include

Your immune system reacts to the vaccination and produces the antibodies that are remembered more quickly for a possible infection later in life. It does not neccessarily mean you will never get infected, but rather, your body should respond more quickly to kill off the virus before it becomes a problem.

If you do vaccinate your child, you should be aware that there are risks involved such as side effects and possible infections. The side effects are generally mild or extremely rare and same with possible infections.

If you don't vaccinate your child, the risks are far greater if your child happens to be exposed to the virus. They could develop a severe case of whichever disease they happen to have caught including permanent damage and possibly death.

If you vaccinate too early, your child's immune system may be too weak or still compromised from the previous vaccinations (babies in particular). Vaccinations should take place as closely to the immunization schedule provided to you by your government. They should also be postponed if your child is ill until your child is better. Late is better than never and your doctor should know when the next round should take place.

If  you let an immunization lapse such as the tetanus vaccination, (every 10 years is the norm for this one I think) if you do happen to be exposed, you might get infected and it could take longer to get over the virus than if you did get the vaccination.

Overall, immunizations are designed to help prevent disease, not cure them and can possibly decrease the severity and symptoms of disease if infected after immunization. The prevention of a disease you do not have is a far better option than not preventing it and risking the chance that you may not catch it.