Immunizations
The Immunization Program offers information and services for adult and childhood immunizations
Immunizations
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Adult Immunization Information
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Adult immunizations include:
- Hepatitis B
- Hepatitis A
- Measles, Mumps, and Rubella (MMR)
- Adult Tetanus (Tdap and Td), as preventative vaccine, NOT for wound management.
- Varicella (chickenpox)
- Meningitis vaccine
- HPV vaccine
- For more information about adult vaccines and a vaccine schedule visit the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC) page
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Childhood Immunization Information
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Childhood immunizations include:
- DTaP protects against diphtheria, pertussis (whooping cough) and tetanus(lockjaw).
- IPV protects against polio (can cause paralysis of the arms and legs).
- MMR protects against measles, mumps and rubella.
- HEPATITIS B and HEPATITIS A protects against Hepatitis B or Hepatitis A which can cause liver damage.
- VARIVAX protects against chickenpox.
- HIB protects against Haemphilus Influenza B which causes brain infections and brain damage.
- PREVNAR(PCV7) protects against respiratory and ear infections, as well as pneumonia.
- ROTAVIRUS protects your baby from severe diarrhea.
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Adolescent Immunization Information
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Adolescent immunizations include:
- Tetanus-diphtheria-acellular pertussis vaccine (Tdap)
- Meningococcal (meningitis) conjugate vaccine (MCV4)
- Human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine Gardisil 9 (Available to boys and girls)
- Menigococcal B