Public Health Department
80 State Highway 310
Suite #2
Canton, New York 13617-1476

Ph: 315-386-2325
Fx: 315-386-2203

Susan J. Hathaway - Director

St. Lawrence County Public Health
Immunization Program

Immunization Program

Vaccines are among the 20^th century's most successful and cost-effective public health tools for preventing disease and death. Thanks to immunizations, diseases like polio that were once common, are now only distant memories for most Americans. Today, there are few visible reminders of the suffering, injuries, and deaths caused by diseases that are now prevented with vaccines. At present, there are vaccines available to protect children and adults against at least fifteen (15) life-threatening or crippling diseases.

Immunizations are for people of all ages. From newborns to senior citizens, timely immunizations are one of the most important ways for people to protect themselves and others from serious diseases. Adults need to make certain they have received all of their childhood vaccinations and stay up-to-date with the vaccinations that are recommended for adults. All college students attending school in New York State are required to be immunized against measles, mumps and rubella. It is also recommended that first year college students living in dormitories be immunized against meningitis. Travelers to foreign countries may need additional vaccines where diseases exist that are not common in the U.S., such as typhoid fever and yellow fever.

The Immunization Program's goal is to prevent vaccine-preventable diseases by making sure children and adults receive the vaccines they need. The program assures:

• All children have access to vaccines;
• Health care providers are aware of immunization standards of practice;
• The latest recommendations on new vaccines are available to providers; and
• Providers and the public have up-to-date answers to vaccine questions.

Children

 Immunization  Schedule for Children Birth to 12 years of age

Vaccine for Children Program VFC

New York State Immunization Information System (NYSIIS) -

The New York State legislature passed the Immunization Registry Law which, as of January 1, 2008, requires health care providers to report all immunizations administered to persons less than 19 years of age, NYSIIS is a web-based Immunization information registry.  The goal of the immunization information system is to establish a complete, accurate, secure, real-time immunization medical record .

Adult

Adult Immuniztion Schedule (pdf)

Travel Clinic

 Pertussis (Whooping Cough) Information***

*** Tdap/DTaP vaccine should be routinely promoted and provided before outbreaks occur.

Note: New ACIP (Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices)  recommendations include 3 changes with regards to Pertussis vaccination: 1) Tdap can be given to children between the ages of 7-10 (if under-immunized or their vaccination status is not known) 2) Tdap can be given to adults 65 years of age and older , and 3) there is no longer a suggested minimum interval between receiving the tetanus-diphtheria (Td) vaccine and the tetanus, diphtheria, and pertussis (Tdap) vaccine.