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Immunization News
National Infant Immunization Week April 21-28, 2012
Toddler Immunization Month is May 2012
National Infant Immunization Week (NIIW) and Toddler Immunization Month (TIM) are annual observances that highlight the importance of routine immunizations for children younger than 2 years. It is also a time to call to action for parents, caregivers and healthcare providers to ensure that infants and toddlers are fully immunized against 14 vaccine-preventable diseases.
During this time let’s celebrate the achievements of immunization programs and their partners in promoting healthy communities.
To find materials to promote NIIW and TIM click here
7th Grade Requirement!!
For the 2012-2013 school year, and all future school years, all students entering, advancing or transferring into 7th grade will need proof of an adolescent whooping cough booster immunization (called "Tdap") for school in the fall.
Pertussis is a very contagious respiratory disease that can be severe and last for months. The immunity received from either early childhood immunization or pertussis disease wears off over time, leaving older students and adults susceptible again to pertussis. Immunization with Tdap can protect students, schools and communities against pertussis.
The Shots For School website provides news and information for schools, parents, and healthcare providers about school immunization requirements in California.
Interactive Map of Community and Rural Health Centers
The Central Valley Immunization Coaltion put together a Google Map of the Community and Rural Health Centers located in Fresno, Kings, Madera, and Tulare Counties.
Click on the icons in the map below for the associated clinic information. You can also view this information in a larger map by clicking on the link located beneath the map.
Bill Gates: Vaccines Save Lives Video -
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
Bill Gates discusses the incredible lifesaving power of vaccines. In particular, he highlights the case of polio, which is 99 percent eradicated and within reach of being the second disease to ever be completely eliminated from the world.
National Infant Immunization Week (NIIW) and Toddler Immunization Month (TIM) are annual observances that highlight the importance of routine immunizations for children younger than 2 years. It is also a time to call to action for parents, caregivers and healthcare providers to ensure that infants and toddlers are fully immunized against 14 vaccine-preventable diseases.
