DHD10 Immunization

Helping to Protect You and Your Child Against Vaccine Preventable Diseases

Vaccines have been proven over many, many years to be one of the safest and most powerful disease-prevention tools that we have. Vaccines are very safe and effective, but it is important to understand the risks and benefits of the vaccine and compare them to the risks of the disease that the vaccine will prevent. People are given a Vaccine Information Statements (VIS), which gives all the information about a vaccine, each time they or their child receives an immunization.

Your child needs shots at these ages:

People may receive immunizations from multiple providers. MCIR is an electronic, statewide life span registry that is accessible by private and public immunization providers. It electronically monitors immunization history on people from birth to death so a provider can know immediately what vaccines a person has had and will need.

MCIR evaluates immunization status and recommends future dose dates. It also sends recall notices for children who are due or overdue for immunizations. For more information on MCIR go to MCIR.org

Vaccines for Children (VFC)

The Vaccines for Children (VFC) program and the MI-VFC program make the following vaccines available for eligible children 0 through 18 years of age, with no charge for the vaccine:

DTaP, DT, Td, Tdap, Hepatitis B, Polio, Haemophilus Influenzae Type B (Hib), Pneumococcal Conjugate (Prevnar), Measles, Mumps, and Rubella (MMR), Varicella, Rotavirus, Hepatitis A, Meningococcal, and HPV4 (Gardasil).

Influenza and Pneumococcal Polysaccharide vaccines are available for high-risk children.

VFC and MI-VFC vaccines are purchased with federal tax dollars and participating providers may only charge an administration fee.

Eligibility Criteria

Uninsured - no insurance coverage
Underinsured - insurance coverage but not for immunizations
Medicaid
American Indian
Alaskan Native

Vaccines Available at District Health Department #10

Available for adults and children as recommended by the
immunization schedules above.

Vaccine Components	Vaccine Name
Diptheria, Tetanus, Acellular Pertussis	DTaP
Tetanus, Diptheria, Acellular Pertussis	Tdap
Diptheria, Tetanus (children under 7 years of age)	DT
Tetanus, Diptheria (over 7 years of age)	Td
Haemophilus Influenzae Type B	Hib
Polio	IPV
Measles, Mumps, Rubella	MMR
Varicella (Chickenpox)	Varicella
Pneumococcal Conjugate (Prevnar)	PCV7
Hepatitis B	HBV
Hepatitis A	HAV
Meningogoccal (Meningitis)	MCV4
Influenza	FLU
Pneumococcal Polysaccharide	PPV
Rotavirus	RV
Human Papilloma Virus 4	HPV4
Zoster	Zostavax (Shingles)