Immunization clinics at Mid-Michigan District Health Department provide infant, child and adult vaccinations for Diptheria, Tetanus, Whooping Cough, Measles, Mumps, Rubella, Polio, Meningitis, Hepatitis, Varicella, Flu and Pneumonia vaccinations. Other services include
What does immunization do? Please look at the following facts:
Immunization plays a very important role in protecting children from infectious diseases. Children are required to be immunized by federal and state laws. The following tables show immunizations required for Michigan preschool and school settings. You can get more information on this at the website of Michigan Childhood Immunization Registry (MCIR).
Children's / Adolescent's Immunization Schedule
Generally adults need influenza vaccine every year and a Td booster every 10 years. In addition, people of certain professions and ages may need other vaccines to better protect them from infectious diseases as well. The following is a list of websites that have relevant adult immunization information. When you are not sure what vaccines you need or if you need any immunization at all, check with your doctor or call the health department.
Children's / Adolescent's Immunization Schedule
Other Links
College Bound? Think Ahead and Be Prepared.
The following vaccines are recommended and often required for college students:
Students attending college out-state or traveling to other countries, please check to see which vaccines are recommended in those areas.
Pregnant Women and Immunization
Pregnant women should consider the following vaccines to better protect themselves and the fetus:
Trivalent (Inactivated) Influenza Vaccine (TIV)
This vaccine is recommended due to increased risk for influenza-related complications. Women who will be pregnant during the influenza season should be vaccinated to reduce the risk.
Hepatitis B Vaccine (hep B)
Hepatitis B virus infection affecting a pregnant woman may result in severe disease for the mother and chronic infection for the new born. Therefore, neither pregnancy nor lactation should be considered a contraindication to vaccination.
Tetanus and Diphtheria Vaccine (Td)
Td toxoid is indicated routinely for pregnant women. Previously vaccinated pregnant women who have not received a Td vaccination within the last 10 years should receive a booster dose. Pregnant women who are not immunized or only partially immunized against tetanus should complete the primary series.
Pneumococcal Polysaccharide Vaccine (PPV23)
This vaccine is recommended for women with high-risk conditions.
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Pregnant women SHOULD avoid the following vaccines during pregnancy:
Live, Attenuated Influenza Vaccine (LAIV)
Pregnant women should receive inactivated influenza vaccine.
Measles, Mumps, Rubella (MMR)
A risk to the fetus from administration of these live virus vaccines cannot be excluded for theoretical reasons. Women should be counseled to avoid becoming pregnant for 4 weeks after vaccination with measles or mumps vaccines. or MMR or other rubella-containing vaccines.
Varicella (VAR)
The effect of varicella virus vaccine on the fetus is unknown; therefore, pregnant women should not be vaccinated. Nonpregnant women who are vaccinated should avoid becoming pregnant for 4 weeks following each injection.
Michigan Childhood Immunization Registry (MCIR)
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The goal for MCIR, according to its website, is to improve the overall health of the citizens of Michigan by insuring widespread utilization of immunizations to target vaccine preventable illnesses, including:
These are all potentially serious diseases which can be prevented through the use of timely immunization. More than 3 million children are currently included in MCIR.
The three counties under MMDHD's jurisdiction, Clinton, Gratiot, and Montcalm, belong to Region 3 for MCIR, which also includes Barry, Eaton, and Ingham. If you have any question, please contact:
Hazel Hall
Region 3 MCIR Coordinator
1307 E Townsend Rd
St Johns, MI 48879
Phone Number: 989-227-3105, or Toll free: 1-888-217-3902
My child missed some of their shots. Do they need to start over?
No. You can continue the series where you left off. Remember that delaying or refusing vaccines can put a child at risk for disease.
Can my child get their shots if they have a cold or ear infections?
Mild illness or fever is not a reason to delay immunizations. If you have questions, call and speak to the clinic nurse.
Is it safe to get so many shots at once?
Careful and thorough studies show that getting many vaccines on the same day does not decrease their effectiveness or increase side effects.
What side effects will my child have when getting their shots?
Most side effects are very mild and may include a slight fever, fussiness or some redness and soreness at the injection site.
Why does my child need chicken pox vaccine? Isn't it better to get the disease?
Chicken pox infection begins with fever and then a blistering rash breaks out. On average, people get 250-500 of these itchy blister. Most people survive without any problems, but it can have complications such as pneumonia, brain or skin infections, and death.
The vaccine has only minor side effects and is 95 percent effective. People who have had vaccine instead of disease are four to five times less likely to get shingles and if they do, it is a milder case without complications.
Where can I get the flu shot?
Information is available during flu season from the flu hotline and this website. You may call the nearest office of your health department to get the times and dates of clinics in your area.
What do I need to bring to the health department for my kids' immunization?
You may want to bring the following to the health department at the time of your children's immunization:
What does VFC stand for and who is eligible for it?
VFC stands for "Vaccines for Children" and they are free. The VFC Basic and Expanded programs are designed to keep qualified children in their medical home for basic preventive services and to reduce the barriers to getting children immunized.
If your child is 18 years of age or younger, and meets one of the following conditions:
he/she is eligible for the VFC programs with the exception that he/she has private health insurance, including MI-Child or any commercially purchased managed health care plan, with immunization coverage.
Definition for Under-Insured: For the purposes of determining eligibility for VFC, children are considered to be under-insured if the child's insurance does not cover any reimbursement for the cost of the vaccinations. A child with health insurance that has no immunization coverage at the time the child presents is considered to be under-insured and eligible to receive VFC vaccine.