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JoCo Child Supporting the Immunization Conversation

WEBOur Partners. We are local doctors, nurses, and public health workers concerned about rising rates of unimmunized children, so we created this resource for parents. ABOUT …

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Covid-19 JoCo Child Josephine County, Oregon

WEBCOVID-19 infection is spread by droplet transmission much like the flu. A virus may travel from person to person through respiratory fluids when they cough, breathe, speak, sing, …

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Where to Get Vaccines Josephine County, Oregon

WEBSiskiyou Community Health Center Grants Pass 1701 NW Hawthorne Ave Grants Pass, OR 97526 (541) 472-4777 View Map. Grants Pass Pediatrics 1601 NE 6th Street

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Vaccine Basics: Natural Exposure JoCo Child Josephine County

WEB“If left totally to chance, your child’s first natural exposure to a disease may be from a germ too strong for their tiny body to fight. Before we had vaccines, many kids were …

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Josephine County Immunization Schedule JoCo Child

WEBThe American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) and the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) childhood immunization schedule looks very intimidating at first glance.

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The Vaccine Study

WEBMany vaccine critics suggest that by doing a large-scale vaccine study of vaccinated versus unvaccinated children, much of the controversy around vaccines would be settled; and …

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How to Evaluate Vaccine Information JoCo Child Oregon

WEBIt can be hard to distinguish which vaccine information websites are credible and trustworthy. So, how do you evaluate vaccine information? Often we judge a website by …

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Influenza Vaccine: Preventable Diseases JoCo Child

WEBInfluenza (flu) is a viral illness that can range from mild to severe and primarily affects the respiratory system. In certain groups of people, the very young and the elderly, it can …

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Tetanus: Vaccine-Preventable Diseases JoCo Child

WEBThe DTaP vaccine is virtually 100% effective in preventing tetanus, while the protection rates for diphtheria and pertussis are lower. Immunity against tetanus lasts about 10 …

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Vaccines: Community Immunity JoCo Child Josephine County

WEBIn a nutshell, community or herd immunity rests on the principle of safety in numbers; if a high number of people are immune to a certain disease, either through vaccination or by …

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Healthy Kids: Nutrition

WEBSupporting the Immunization Conversation. HOME; VACCINE INFO. Preventable Diseases. Chickenpox; Hepatitis A; Hepatitis B; Hib (Haemophilus influenzae type b)

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Hepatitis B Vaccine

WEBLet’s get straight to the issue. Why is it recommended that newborn babies be vaccinated against the hepatitis B virus (HBV) if it is a sexually transmitted disease? This is such a …

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MMR Vaccine: Measles, Mumps and Rubella JoCo Child

WEBFor a variety of reasons, the measles, mumps and rubella vaccine (MMR) has become the epicenter of the vaccine debate. Reasons include the controversy around the discredited …

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Vaccine Resources JoCo Child Josephine County, Oregon

WEBVaccine Resources. Below is a list of great vaccine resources. Please note that this page is always growing and evolving, so please check back in the future for more information.

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Vaccines and Autism JoCo Child Josephine County, Oregon

WEBThe term Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is a large umbrella term that includes several different disorders, all of which have in common abnormal development of …

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Alternative Vaccine Schedule JoCo Child Josephine County, …

WEBMany parents today are “vaccine weary,” and no wonder. It just seems like a lot of shots to give a kid before they are a year-and-a-half old. In addition, having grown up in an era of …

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Vaccine-Preventable Diseases

WEBChickenpox. Chickenpox is often considered a fairly harmless disease. However, before the varicella vaccine was routinely given, chickenpox infections resulted in over 10,000 …

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JoCo Child Partners Josephine County Public Health

WEBIt is the mission of Josephine County Public Health to provide leadership for quality public health services consistent with laws, available resources, and community support …

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Recommended Reading: Small Steps, The Year I Got Polio

WEBSurviving the initial paralysis brought on by the illness, Peg had to learn how to walk again. This is a story of strength and courage in the face of an uncertain future. Summary of …

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Vaccine-Preventable Diesases Meningitis Shot JoCo Child

WEBThere are currently three vaccines available to prevent meningococcal meningitis. The commonly used and preferred one is Meningococcal conjugate vaccine (MCV4) for …

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