Harrison County Health Department
Phone: (660) 425-6324
Fax: (660) 425-7642
Mike O'Neal, Administrator
E-mail: onealm@lpha.mopublic.org
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IMMUNIZATIONS
The immunization program at the Harrison County Health Department serves all residents of the county. Immunizations are offered on Friday without appointments and other days by appointment. Immunizations are also given at WIC and Well- Child Clinics.
The health department orders vaccine from the Vaccine For Children Program. By using VFC vaccine certain rules must be followed, such as which clients are eligible. For example, HPV (Gardasil) is only made available to Medicaid and VFC eligible females ages 12-18.
We are continuing to give the Tdap vaccine to adolescents 11 through 18 as their booster dose of Td, to increase their protection from pertussis (whooping cough) and in 2008, we are also able to offer the Menactra (meningitis) vaccine to this age group due to VFC changes. The Rotavirus oral vaccine is being offered to babies starting at 2 months of age.
The health department strongly believes in the importance of timely immunizations for the children of the county. The staff works very hard to ensure parents are aware of the immunization status of their children. The department works with the schools and daycares to make sure that immunizations remain current until adulthood. In 2008, a little over $50,000 worth of vaccine was received by the health department from the VFC program.
Adults can receive Td (tetanus-diphtheria) and Influenza immunizations thru the health department. The department plans on offering Influenza/Pneuomonia vaccine again in 2009. The health office spent $16,243.53 on influenza and over $2,000.00 on pneumonia vaccine this year. Influenza vaccine was also obtained from the VFC program.
Immunizations are critical in protecting the health of the population. It only takes one outbreak in an unimmunized population to remind us of the extreme importance of keeping immunizations up to date.
Paula Ragan
Immunization Coordinator
2008 Immunization Statistics
Immunizations Given 1,980
Flu shots given 1,524
Meningitis 140
Pneumonia shots given 123