Vaccinations

Did you know that vaccines are the best way to protect yourself from many preventable diseases? Vaccines help your body create protective antibodies that fight off infections. You can protect yourself and also avoid spreading preventable diseases to other people in your family and community.

The vaccines you receive are safe. Safety data is carefully reviewed before vaccines receive approval, and safety is continually monitored. Autism-vaccine link debunked – Mayo Clinic Health System

Vaccines can have side effects, but most people experience only mild side effects—if any. The most common side effects are fever, tiredness, body aches, redness, swelling, and tenderness where the shot was given. Mild reactions usually go away on their own within a few days.

Vaccines may be required at work, school, for travel or more activities.

You can protect yourself and the people you love by staying up to date on recommended vaccinations. If you aren’t sure which vaccines you and your children need, we’re here to help!

Vaccinations for children and teens

Babies and young children need to be vaccinated based on a schedule to gain maximum protection. The most common childhood vaccines include:

Vaccinations for adults

Vaccinations aren’t just for kids! With few exceptions, all adults should get the following:

Please carefully check your records and make sure your current measles vaccines are up to date because people can spread measles before they get sick and a person who has never had a measles vaccine has a 90% chance of catching the disease if they are near a person with measles.

How Measles Spread

Measles spread when someone with the virus coughs or sneezes.

Measles Symptoms

Fever
Cough and runny nose
Red eyes
Symptom usually develop in one to two weeks

The Measles Vaccine Is Safe

The measles, mumps and rubella vaccine is very safe.
Minor side effects might happen and can include pain at the site of the shot, fever, a mild rash and minor swelling.
No mercury is in childhood vaccines.