Beat the back-to-school rush: Get your child immunized early - The Columbus Dispatch
New backpacks, pencils and school clothes are at the top of many back-to-school checklists. But, have you included back-to-school immunizations in your checklist?
The rush is on in August to check everything off of the list including immunizations, which can make it difficult to find available appointments for your child. Beat the back-to-school rush and avoid waiting in long lines by getting your child's back to school immunizations done early.
The Cambridge-Guernsey County Health Department offers extended immunization clinic hours this summer including Mondays from 2 to 5 p.m. and Fridays from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Additional hours from July 15 to Sept. 16 are Mondays from 9 to 11 a.m.
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, vaccinating your child from newborn through college is an important way to help protect them from 17 serious diseases. Vaccinating your child on time is also an important step in ensuring their long term health and helps to protect the health of their classmates, relatives, and others in the community who are unable to be vaccinated.
Vaccines may be available through your pediatrician as well as the Guernsey County Health Department.
In addition to students entering kindergarten, all students entering seventh and 12th grades also have vaccine requirements.
Call the health department immunization desk, 740-439-3577, ext. 7254, or stop in during immunization clinic hours for more information.
Amber Henderson is a health educator with the Cambridge-Guernsey County Health Department.
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