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Recommended Childhood Immunizations
(Recommendations are based on CDC and AAP guidelines)
All costs are based on a sliding-fee scale. Medical card accepted.
No child refused shots due to inability to pay. We accept cash and
checks only. We cannot bill private insurance.
Please bring your
child's immunization records with you.
Please call
740-203-2040 for questions and updates.
Childhood
Immunizations and Vision & Hearing Screening offered
ONLY
with prior
appointment. Please contact the Health District (740-203-2040) 24
hours prior to
Neighborhood Health Center (NHC)
date to make an
appointment for the above services. |
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Abbreviation
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Definition
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Fees*** |
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HepB |
Hepatitis B |
$7.00 / dose; Infant and Adolescent. For
other age groups call for current price. |
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DTaP |
Diphtheria, Tetanus and Acellular Pertussis |
$7.00 / dose |
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IPV |
Inactivated Polio Vaccine |
$7.00 / dose |
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Hib |
Haemophilus Influenza B Vaccine |
$7.00 / dose |
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MMR |
Measles, Mumps, and Rubella |
$7.00 / dose |
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Td |
Tetanus and Diphtheria |
$7.00 / dose |
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Tdap (11 through 18 years) |
Substitute for Td booster due in
adolescence |
$7.00 per dose |
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Prevnar |
A pneumonia conjugate vaccine for children |
$7.00 / dose |
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Var |
Varicella (chickenpox) |
$7.00 /dose
(restrictions may apply) |
| Menin |
Meningococcal
(recommended for 11-12 yr., high school entry) |
Call for current
price |
| Childhood Immunization
Schedule |
| Age
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Immunization
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Comment
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| New
Born |
Hepatitis
B |
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| 2
Months |
DTaP,
Hib, IPV, Prevnar, Hepatitis
B |
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| 4
Months |
DTaP,
Hib, IPV, Prevnar |
2
month interval between shots. |
| 6
Months |
DTaP,
Hib, IPV, Prevnar, Hep.
B |
Hep
B may be given 6-18 months. |
| 12-15
Months |
MMR#1,
Prevnar, Hib, Var. |
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| 15-18
Months |
DTaP |
DTaP
is given at least 6 months after the 3rd dose. |
| 4-6
Years |
Var#2, DTaP,
IPV, MMR#2, Hep B |
At
or before school entry. |
| 11-12
Years |
Var., Td |
A Td
booster is needed every 10 years. |
*** All individuals who live, work or go to school
in the Delaware Health District are considered in district residents.
For other individuals who live outside of the health district, an
additional $10.00
per shot fee will be assessed for
all adult and childhood immunizations provided. The Health District
includes all areas of Delaware County except the cities of Westerville
and Dublin and those areas annexed by Columbus.
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Childhood Immunizations
(Time and Location)
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Location
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Time
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Fee |
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At DGHD (Delaware General
Health District) 3 W. Winter
Street. |
Every
Thursday
1-4 pm; Last Tuesday of each month 4:30-6:30 pm; and
Second Saturday of each month 9:00-12
noon |
Listed
Above
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At Sunbury United Methodist
Church 100 W. Cherry Street, Sunbury |
Second
Tuesday 1:30-3:30 pm
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Listed Above |
All
immunizations except Meningococcal and Varicella are also available at the Neighborhood
Health Centers (Click here
for more information).
Childhood
Immunizations and Vision & Hearing Screening offered ONLY with prior
appointment. Please contact the Health District (740-203-2040) 24
hours prior to
Neighborhood Health Center
(NHC) date to make an
appointment for the above services..
Childhood
Immunizations Required for School
The
State of Ohio requires children to
be immunized if they are enrolled in any daycare, preschool, Head Start,
or in public or private school from kindergarten through 12th
grade. The immunizations required include the following:
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- DTaP,
DPT, DT, or Td vaccine (Diphtheria, Tetanus, Pertussis) 4 doses
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- OPV,
IPV (Polio) 4 doses total of either vaccine
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- MMR
(Measles, Mumps, Rubella) 1st dose at 12 months and 2nd dose by
Kindergarten.
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- HIB
(Haemophilus influenza b) 1-4 doses depending on age when
child began series (for Child care/Head start and Pre-Schools)
only
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-
HepB
3 doses for daycare entry and K-9.
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- Varicella (Var) vaccine for Kindergarten school entry for
2008-2009 school year. If a child has had the chickenpox disease,
the kindergarten student does not need the vaccine.
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These are general requirements based on a child
receiving all of their baby and childhood shots at the recommended times.
Religious, medical, and philosophical
exemptions to the immunization requirements are accepted by schools
if properly documented. Please refer to the immunization schedule, listed
on the Health Department's web page, to determine
the recommended ages for receiving childhood immunizations. If you have
questions about your child's immunization status
you can contact one of the registered nurses at the Health Department
and the your child's record will be reviewed
at no cost.
For
information about early childhood development and about resources for
parents and care-givers The National Association of County & City
Health Officials (NACCHO) has
a very informative site.
All costs are based on a sliding-fee scale. Medical
card accepted. No child refused shots due to inability to pay. We accept
cash and checks only. We cannot bill private insurance.
Please bring your
child's immunization records with you.
Please call
740-203-2040 for questions and updates.
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