Vaccines available

The following vaccines are given at Klamath County Public Health. The link following each description provides the vaccine information sheet page from CDC for each vaccine.

DTAP: Tdap vaccine can prevent tetanus, diphtheria, and pertussis. Diphtheria and pertussis spread from person to person. Tetanus enters the body through cuts or wounds. CDC vaccine information can be found here.

Haemophilus Influenza B (Hib): Hib vaccine can prevent Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib) disease. Haemophilus influenzae type b can cause many different kinds of infections. CDC vaccine information can be found here.

Hepatitis A: Hepatitis A vaccine can prevent hepatitis A. Hepatitis A is a serious liver disease. It is usually spread through close, personal contact with an infected person or when a person unknowingly ingests the virus from objects, food, or drinks that are contaminated by small amounts of stool (poop) from an infected person. CDC vaccine information can be found here.

Hepatitis B: Hepatitis B vaccine can prevent hepatitis B. Hepatitis B is a liver disease that can cause mild illness lasting a few weeks, or it can lead to a serious, lifelong illness. Hepatitis B is spread when blood, semen, or other body fluid infected with the hepatitis B virus enters the body of a person who is not infected. CDC vaccine information can be found here.

HPV: HPV vaccine is recommended for routine vaccination at age 9. CDC vaccine information can be found here.

Influenza: Flu is a contagious disease that spreads around the United States every year, usually between October and May. Anyone can get the flu, but it is more dangerous for some people. Infants and young children, people 65 years and older, pregnant people, and people with certain health conditions or a weakened immune system are at greatest risk of flu complications. CDC vaccine information can be found here.

Measles, Mumps, Rubella (MMR): MMR vaccine can prevent measles, mumps, and rubella. CDC vaccine information can be found here.

MMRV: MMRV vaccine can prevent measles, mumps, rubella, and varicella. CDC vaccine information can be found here.

Meningococcal: Meningococcal ACWY vaccine can help protect against meningococcal disease caused by serogroups A, C, W, and Y. A different meningococcal vaccine is available that can help protect against serogroup B. Meningococcal disease can cause meningitis (infection of the lining of the brain and spinal cord) and infections of the blood. CDC vaccine information can be found here.

Meningococcal B: Meningococcal B vaccine can help protect against meningococcal disease caused by serogroup B.  A different meningococcal vaccine is available that can help protect against serogroups A, C, W, and Y. Meningococcal disease can cause meningitis (infection of the lining of the brain and spinal cord) and infections of the blood. CDC vaccine information can be found here.

Pneumococcal Conjugate: Pneumococcal conjugate vaccine can prevent pneumococcal disease. Pneumococcal disease refers to any illness caused by pneumococcal bacteria. CDC vaccine information can be found here.

Polio: Polio has been eliminated from the United States, but it still occurs in other parts of the world. The best way to protect yourself and keep the United States polio-free is to maintain high immunity (protection) in the population against polio through vaccination. CDC vaccine information can be found here.

Rabies: Rabies vaccine can prevent rabies. Rabies is a serious illness that almost always results in death. CDC vaccine information can be found here.

Rotavirus: Rotavirus commonly causes severe, watery diarrhea, mostly in babies and young children. Vomiting and fever are also common in babies with rotavirus. Children may become dehydrated and need to be hospitalized and can even die.  CDC vaccine information can be found here.

Tdap: Tdap vaccine can prevent tetanus, diphtheria, and pertussis. Diphtheria and pertussis spread from person to person. Tetanus enters the body through cuts or wounds. CDC vaccine information can be found here.

Tetanus-Diphtheria: Td vaccine can prevent tetanus and diphtheria. Tetanus enters the body through cuts or wounds. Diphtheria spreads from person to person. CDC vaccine information can be found here.

Typhoid: Typhoid vaccine can prevent typhoid fever. People who are actively ill with typhoid fever and people who are carriers of the bacteria that cause typhoid fever can both spread the bacteria to other people.  When someone eats or drinks contaminated food or drink, the bacteria can multiply and spread into the bloodstream, causing typhoid fever. CDC vaccine information can be found here.

Varicella: Varicella, also called “chickenpox,” causes an itchy rash that usually lasts about a week. It can also cause fever, tiredness, loss of appetite, and headache. CDC vaccine information can be found here. CDC vaccine information can be found here.

Yellow Fever: Yellow fever vaccine can prevent yellow fever. Yellow fever is a serious disease caused by the yellow fever virus. There is no medicine to treat or cure yellow fever. Yellow fever virus is spread by the bite of an infected mosquito. It is found in parts of Africa and South America. CDC vaccine information can be found here.