Download August is National Immunization Awareness Month

National Immunization Month
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Disease Prevention – Protect Yourself & Those Around You
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Disease prevention is the key to public health. It is always better to prevent a
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Vaccines prevent disease in the people who receive them and protect those
who come into contact with unvaccinated individuals
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Vaccines help prevent infectious diseases and save lives.
disease than to treat it
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Vaccines
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Vaccines are responsible for the control of many infectious diseases that were
once common in this country, including:
– Polio
– Measles
– Diphtheria
– Pertussis (whooping cough). Currently is an epidemic in California!!
– Rubella (German measles)
– Mumps
– Tetanus
– Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib).
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Why are Childhood Vaccines so Important
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Newborn babies are immune to many diseases because they have antibodies
they got from their mothers. However, this immunity lasts only 5-6 months.
This is why many babies start getting their first ear infection at around 5-6
months old.
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If a child is not vaccinated and is exposed to a disease germ, the child’s
immune system may not be strong enough to fight the disease. Before
vaccines, many children died from diseases that can now be easily prevented
through vaccination, such as whooping cough, measles, tetanus and polio.
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Those same germs exist today, but babies are now protected by vaccines, so
we do not see these diseases as often.
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How Vaccines Prevent Disease
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Immunization Schedule for Adults
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Influenza (flu shot): yearly.
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Hepatitis B: 3 doses @ 0, 1 & 6 months.
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Hepatitis A: 2 doses 6 months apart.
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Tetanus-diphtheria (Td): booster shot every 10 yrs.
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Varicella (chicken pox): 2 doses 4-8 wks apart.
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HPV: 3 doses @ 0, 2 & 6 months (for women & only through age 26).
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Meningococcal (MCV4), Polio, shingles, MMR: for select groups of adults only.
*Please see the accompanying immunization schedule for details
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Four of the Vaccines Recommended by the CDC’s ACIP for Pre-teens and Teens
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Human Papillomavirus (HPV)
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Certain types of HPV are the most common cause of cervical cancer and genital warts
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11- to 12-year-old females should be vaccinated routinely
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13- to 26-year-old females should be vaccinated if not previously vaccinated
Tetanus/Diphtheria/Pertussis
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Whooping cough causes severe coughing fits and is highly contagious
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11- to 12-year-olds should be vaccinated if they completed the recommended childhood
DTP/DTaP vaccination series
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11- to 18-year-olds should be vaccinated if they completed the recommended childhood
DTP/DTaP vaccination series, or if they previously received only tetanus and diphtheria toxoids
vaccine (Td)
Meningococcal
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The disease can become deadly in 48 hours or less.
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11- to 12-year-olds should be vaccinated routinely
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13- to 18-year-olds should be vaccinated if not previously
A second dose of Varicella
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The risk of problems caused by chickenpox increases with age
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7- to 18-year-olds should receive their 2nd dose if they did not previously receive it.
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7 4- to 6-year-olds should be vaccinated routinely with a 2nd dose
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Pertussis (whooping cough)
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Immunization for whooping cough
– A full course of "triple antigen" or "DTaP (Diphtheria, Tetanus, acellular Pertussis)" vaccine provides
immunity against the disease. Children need four doses of DTaP by 15 months
– 2 months of age
– 4 months
– 6 months
– 15 months
• A Tdap booster at age 11 or 12
• Adults need a booster every 10 years after the primary series has been
completed. For adults, age 18–64 years old, Tdap (tetanus, diphtheria and
pertussis) vaccine is recommended
*Now an EPIDEMIC IN CALIFORNIA!
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Pertussis (whopping cough)
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General Prevention Measures
– Cover coughs and sneezes.
– Wash your hands frequently.
– Keep your distance from people who are obviously sick.
– All travelers should be up to date with their Pertussis vaccination, regardless of
destination.
– Anyone in close contact with young infants should consider a booster. See your doctor
for an individual recommendation
*Now an EPIDEMIC IN CALIFORNIA!
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Pertussis
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PERTUSSIS (Whooping Cough) is now an EPIDEMIC IN CALIFORNIA! Please
get everyone in your family immunized!
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Please feel free to call / email me with any questions at 714/522.9794 /
[email protected]
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