2580 Daggett Ave., Klamath Falls, OR,97601, US

What To Know About Immunizations

The Children's Clinic of Klamath is here for all your family's pediatric healthcare needs including immunizations in Klamath Falls, OR. Immunization is the process by which a person becomes protected against disease through receiving a vaccination.

What Is a Vaccination?

Vaccines protect against certain diseases by teaching your body how to fight off future infections. Vaccinations can use a live, weakened virus; killed (inactive) virus; toxoids (toxins); parts of a virus or bacteria; or antigens of a virus or bacteria. Vaccines help to kickstart your body’s natural immune response and build up immunity naturally before you’re ever exposed to the disease.

Some vaccines have waning immunity, so boosters may be recommended. Flu vaccines are developed based on scientists’ forecasts of which flu strains will be the predominant strains the next year which is why adults and children should be vaccinated for the flu each year.

Why Are Vaccines Important?

Vaccines not only protect the person receiving the vaccine from disease but prevents the spread of certain diseases to people who are most vulnerable, like those with weakened immune systems and infants. When most of the population is vaccinated, “herd immunity” is developed, and that helps protect the more vulnerable people.

You may need a certificate of immunization to enroll your child in school. Most parents worry whenever their child needs to have a shot, but vaccines are completely safe to receive and protect your child from serious illnesses like the flu, measles, and pneumonia. Talk to your healthcare provider about all vaccinations and make sure your children are up-to-date on all of their vaccinations before returning to school.

The CDC has a recommended schedule for children’s vaccinations from birth to the age of two, with additional doses of some vaccines into adolescence. You should also be vaccinated for the flu each year before the end of October. The Children's Clinic of Klamath is here for you and your family when you need immunizations in Klamath Falls, OR. Contact us for an appointment at (541) 884-1224.

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2580 Daggett Ave.,
Klamath Falls, OR 97601

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