Let’s face it — no one looks forward to going to the doctor to get a shot. However, immunizations play an important role in keeping you and your children safe from potentially deadly, yet totally preventable, illnesses.
Immunizations protect the community by making it harder for viruses to spread. Without them, outbreaks of diseases like whooping cough and measles occur.
Keeping Kiddos Safe
Disease outbreaks happen when children and teenagers don’t receive recommended vaccinations. Measles, for example, is highly contagious. Babies who are not yet old enough to be vaccinated and others with weakened immune systems are at risk of contracting the disease. Complications of measles include encephalitis (brain infection), pneumonia and deafness.
Here are the vaccines that every child and teen should get:
- seasonal flu (influenza)
- Covid
- measles
- whooping cough
- mumps
- meningitis
- tetanus
- diphtheria
- varicella (chickenpox)
- hepatitis A and B
- pneumonia
- H. flu Type B
- HPV
Adults Need Immunizations, Too
Immunizations for adults protect against:
- seasonal flu (influenza)
- Covid
- pneumonia
- shingles
Adults also need booster shots for tetanus, diphtheria and whooping cough.
Walk In Service Available at MetroHealth Pharmacies
Adults can walk in at any MetroHealth pharmacy location for a variety of immunizations. Children aged 7-12 can walk in and get their flu and Covid shots as well as some boosters.
For more information, including how to find a complete list of required vaccinations by age and where to get them, visit metrohealth.org/get-vaccinated.
