The Stone County Health Department provides childhood immunizations. Immunizations are provided on Monday at Galena and Thursdays at Branson West. Please call for an appointment. The fee is $15.00 unless child has Medicaid. Please bring the child's shot record to the appointment. Parent or guardian must accompany children under 18 years of age.
Adult Immunizations that are offfered include Hepatitis A, Hepatitis B and Tetanus. The fee for adult immunizations is $15.00 and an appointment is required.
See the following chart for immunization information.
IMMUNIZATION SCHEDULE |
At birth |
HepB |
2 months |
HepB(1-2 mos 1)+ DTaP +PCV +Hib + Polio +RV |
4 months |
HepB 2 + DTaP + PCV + Hib + Polio + RV |
6 months |
HepB (6-18 mos 1)+ DTaP + PCV + Hib 3 + Polio (6-18 mos 1,)+ RV + Influenza (6-59 mos 1,4) |
12 months or older |
MMR (12-15 mos 1) + DTaP (15-18 mos 1,5) + PCV (12-15 mos 1) + Hib (12-18mos 1) + Chickenpox (12-18 Mos 1) + HepA (12-23 mos 1) + Influenza (6-59 mos 1,4) |
Check with your doctor or nurse to make sure your baby is receiving all vaccinations on schedule. Many times vaccines are combined to reduce the number of injections. Be sure you ask for a record card with the dates of your baby's shots; bring this with you to every visit.
Here's a list of the diseases your baby will be protected against:
| HepB:hepatitis B serious liver disease | Polio:polio, a serious paralyzing disease |
| DTaP:diphtheria,tetanus(lockjaw) and pertussis(whooping cough) | RV:rotavirsus vaccine protects against a serious diarrheal disease |
| PCV:pneumococcal conjugate vaccine protects against a serious blood,lung,and brain infection | Influenza:a serious lung infection |
| Hib:Haemophilus influenzae type b, a serious brain,throat,and blood infection | MMR:measles,mumps,and rubella |
| HepA:hepatitis A, a serious liver disease | |
| Chickenpox:also called varicalla |
Footnotes to above chart:
- This is the age range in which this vaccine should be given.
- Your infant may not need a dose of Hep B at 4 months of age depending on the type of vaccine that your healthcare provider uses.
- Your infant may not need a dose of Hib vaccine at 6 months of age depending on the type of vaccine that your healthcare provided uses.
- All children between the ages of 6 and 59 months should receive vaccination for influenza in the fall of each year. First-time vaccinees should receive 2 doses, separated by at least 4 weeks.
- This dose of DTaP may be given as early a 12 months if it has been 6 months since the previous dose and if you think you might not return for more shots by the time your child is 18 months of age.
For more information please visit the following links.
http://www.dhss.mo.gov/immunizations/VFC-ParentsGuardians.html
http://www.aap.org/advocacy/releases/vaccinesafety-May08.htm
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