Immunization Center
General Overview
Also known as vaccination, immunization is the process or procedure by which a subject (person, animal, or plant) is rendered immune, or resistant to a specific disease.
Vaccines
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Routine Vaccines
- Chickenpox vaccine
- Diphtheria vaccine
- German measles vaccine
- Haemophilus influenzae type B vaccine
- Hepatitis B vaccine
- HiB vaccine
- HPV vaccine
- Human papillomavirus vaccine
- Influenza vaccine
- Lockjaw vaccine
- Measles vaccine
- Meningococcal vaccine
- Mumps vaccine
- Pertussis vaccine
- Pneumococcal vaccine
- Polio vaccine
- Rotavirus vaccine
- Rubella vaccine
- Rubeola vaccine
- Tetanus vaccine
- Varicella vaccine
- Whooping cough vaccine
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Special Circumstances Vaccines
- Anthrax vaccine
- BCG vaccine
- Hepatitis A vaccine
- Herpes zoster vaccine
- Shingles vaccine
- Smallpox vaccine
- Tuberculosis vaccine
Special Topics
Adults
Gardasil™ has been approved for use by females aged 9-26. Studies show that the vaccine offers protection against HPV types 16 and 18, which cause 70% of cervical cancers.
Older adults are particularly susceptible to some of the infections that can be prevented by vaccination.
Children
Childhood vaccines are generally very safe. In the United States, vaccines have resulted in record-low levels of certain childhood diseases.
Travel
Travel health clinics provide an essential service to those bound for foreign destinations—whether you need inoculations before your trip, antibiotics to take along with you, or follow-up care after your return. So, if your vacation checklist includes a passport, don’t leave home without visiting a travel health clinic.
Related Conditions
The American Academy of Pediatrics http://www.aap.org
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention http://www.cdc.gov
Immunization Action Coalition http://www.immunize.org