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Disease prevention is the key to public health. It is always better to
prevent a disease than to treat it. Vaccines prevent disease in the people who
receive them and protect those who come into contact with unvaccinated
individuals. Vaccines help prevent infectious diseases and save lives. Vaccines
are responsible for the control of many infectious diseases that were once
common in this country, including polio, measles, diphtheria, pertussis
(whooping cough), rubella (German measles), mumps, tetanus, and Haemophilus
influenzae type b (Hib).
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Our Children's Immunizations are provided
FREE OF CHARGE
through the Indiana Vaccines For Children
Program
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At the Union County Health Department |
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See Schedules and forms below |
Why Are Childhood Vaccines So Important?
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It’s true that newborn babies are immune to many diseases
because they have antibodies they got from their mothers. However, the
duration of this immunity may last only a month to about a year. Further,
young children do not have maternal immunity against some vaccine-preventable
diseases, such as whooping cough. |
| If a child is not vaccinated and is exposed to a disease germ, the child’s
body may not be strong enough to fight the disease. Before vaccines, many
children died from diseases that vaccines now prevent, such as whooping cough,
measles, and polio. Those same germs exist today, but babies are now protected
by vaccines, so we do not see these diseases as often. |
| Immunizing individual children also helps to protect the health of our
community, especially those people who are not immunized. People who are not
immunized include those who are too young to be vaccinated (e.g., children
less than a year old cannot receive the measles vaccine but can be infected by
the measles virus), those who cannot be vaccinated for medical reasons (e.g.,
children with leukemia), and those who cannot make an adequate response to
vaccination. Also protected, therefore, are people who received a vaccine, but
who have not developed immunity. In addition, people who are sick will be less
likely to be exposed to disease germs that can be passed around by
unvaccinated children. Immunization also slows down or stops disease
outbreaks. |
Vaccines are safe
| Vaccines are held to the highest standard of safety. The
United States currently has the safest, most effective vaccine supply in
history. Years of testing are required by law before a vaccine can be
licensed. Once in use, vaccines are continually monitored for safety and
efficacy.
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| Judy Monroe, M.D., State Health Commissioner
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| Union County Health Department - Letter to Parents May 15, 2008
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Vaccination is an act of
love
September 2010
IMMUNIZATION DATES
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Day of Week |
Date |
AM Times |
PM Times |
| Tuesday |
September 7, 2010 |
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5:30 - 7:30 PM |
| Tuesday |
September 21, 2010 |
8:30 to 11:30 AM |
1:30 - 3:30 PM |
| Tuesday |
September 28, 2010 |
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5:30 - 7:30 PM |
Children's Immunizations may also be scheduled when nurses are
available in the clinic
Call the office 765-458-5393 Ext. 22 to schedule an
appointment
Immunization Forms
Forms may be
filled out in advance to make you clinic visit for immunization shots more
convenient.
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- Vaccine
Signature Form
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- Child
and Teen Screening Questionnaire
| Important Notice to parents Screening questionnaires must be
completed on the day of immunization. Also, please bring the child's
immunization records. |
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- Adult
Screening Questions
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Union County Health Department
