Immunizations
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Influenza
Overseas
Adult
Adult Immunizations are provided to adults in each public health office. These include overseas immunizations, pneumonia and influenza, and routine adult immunizations. Contact the public health office in your local community for information on charges, clinic times, or to obtain an appointment.
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Adult Immunizations are provided to adults in each public health office. These include overseas immunizations, pneumonia and influenza, and routine adult immunizations. Contact the public health office in your local community for information on charges, clinic times, or to obtain an appointment.
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Children
Vaccines help protect your child from many diseases. These diseases can cause serious health problems, including life-threatening illnesses, lasting disabilities, and brain damage. Some even cause death.
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High School Graduates
For high school graduates who may be going on to college, several vaccinations are now recommended. Seventeen states require proof of meningitis vaccination before college entrance.
Students should be current on the following vaccinations before they reach age 19. See the Immunization Schedule for Graduates for more information.
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Students should be current on the following vaccinations before they reach age 19. See the Immunization Schedule for Graduates for more information.
Influenza
Each year, Seasonal Influenza, also known as "the flu," causes on average about 20,000 deaths in the U.S. alone. Most of those deaths are among seniors. Because flu season in the U.S. is generally from November to May and the vaccine generally lasts six months, vaccinations are best done in late October and early November.
The following groups are high priority to be vaccinated every year:
Each year, Seasonal Influenza, also known as "the flu," causes on average about 20,000 deaths in the U.S. alone. Most of those deaths are among seniors. Because flu season in the U.S. is generally from November to May and the vaccine generally lasts six months, vaccinations are best done in late October and early November.
The following groups are high priority to be vaccinated every year:
- You are age 65 or older, no matter how healthy.
- You are living in a long-term care facility.
- You have serious long-term health problems like heart, lung, or kidney disease; diabetes; anemia or other blood disorders.
- Your immune system is weakened because of HIV/AIDS, cancer treatment with x-rays or drugs, or treatment with drugs such as long- term steroids.
- You will be more than 3 months pregnant during flu season
- Children between the ages of 6 months and 23 months. Two shots are required the first year, given one month apart.
Influenza Vaccine
Arrival time for the vaccine varies each year, so please contact your local South Central Public Health District office to find out when we are offering immunization clinics. We normally hold clinics during late October, November, December, and into January.
The Centers for Disease Control said that it is still valuable to receive the flu vaccine in December, January and even February. The peak influenza season in south central Idaho is late January through early March. Adults develop antibody protection against influenza infection about two weeks after vaccination.
The Centers for Disease Control said that it is still valuable to receive the flu vaccine in December, January and even February. The peak influenza season in south central Idaho is late January through early March. Adults develop antibody protection against influenza infection about two weeks after vaccination.
Influenza viruses are spread from person-to-person primarily through the coughing and sneezing of infected persons. The abrupt onset of fever, headache, severe discomfort, muscle tenderness or pain, nonproductive cough, sore throat, and a very runny nose characterize influenza.
Covering your mouth when coughing and washing your hands often are good ways to also protect yourself from getting the flu, or others spreading it.
Covering your mouth when coughing and washing your hands often are good ways to also protect yourself from getting the flu, or others spreading it.
What You Should Know
A public health nurse advises the client of all shots recommended by the CDC and South Central Public Health District's medical director, or those that are normally required for each country they plan to visit. Travelers receive information about how to prevent insect bites and getting sick while traveling abroad.
The most common immunizations public health administers to overseas travelers are typhoid, hepatitis A, and yellow fever. In 1998, South Central Public Health District received 539 visits from clients seeking overseas immunizations. In 1999, the number of visits dropped to 476, but jumped back up in 2000 to 611 visits.
One advantage of receiving shots at South Central Public Health District is the client's ability to have his or her shots recorded in the SCPHD Immunization Registry, a computerized database of all immunizations received by adults and children in the eight-county region. Patient's immunization records are always available, whether public health or private providers administer the immunizations.
If the client gives his or her consent, the data is also entered into the state's immunization tracking registry.
If the client moves to another area of Idaho, his or her new physician or another public health office can look up in the statewide registry what shots the client has had and when.
If the client gives his or her consent, the data is also entered into the state's immunization tracking registry.
If the client moves to another area of Idaho, his or her new physician or another public health office can look up in the statewide registry what shots the client has had and when.
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Charges for overseas immunizations at public health are based on actual costs as reviewed and approved by the Board of Health.
Charges include the price of the immunization, administration of the immunization, researching the client's required immunizations before his or her initial visit, and counseling the client on the best ways to avoid getting sick.
It requires much less time to look up travel immunization recommendations for people going to western Europe or Mexico than it does for people going to Zaire.
Charges include the price of the immunization, administration of the immunization, researching the client's required immunizations before his or her initial visit, and counseling the client on the best ways to avoid getting sick.
It requires much less time to look up travel immunization recommendations for people going to western Europe or Mexico than it does for people going to Zaire.
Linda Montgomery
Jerome County Commissioner
Board Chair
Robert Kunau
Cassia County Commissioner
Board Trustee
Angenie McCleary
Blaine County Commissioner
Pamela J. Jones, RN
Camas County
Helen P. Edwards
Gooding County Commissioner
Tracy Haskin
Minidoka County
Brent Reinke
Twin Falls County Commissioner
Peter Curran, MD
Medical Consultant
Melody Bowyer
Health District Director
Board Secretary
Roy Hubert
Lincoln County Comissioner
