Vaccinations

Jefferson County Health Department works together with local health care providers and IDPH to provide immunizations. Infant, childhood and adult vaccinations are an important part of a community's health. Withou vaccines, epidemics of many preventable diseases could return, resulting in increased - and unnecessary - ilness, disability, and death.

Vaccine Preventable Diseases for Children

The following vaccine-preventable diseases are at or near record lows due to our country's high childhood immunization coverage for infants and children:

Diptheria
Haemophilus influenza type b (Hib)
Hepatitis A
Hepatitis B
Human Papillomavirus (HPV)
Influenza (Flu)
Measles
Meningococcal Disease
Mumps
Pertussis (whooping cough)
Pneumococcal Disease
Polio
Rotavirus (severe diarrhea)
Rubella (German measles)
Tetanus (lockjaw)
Varicella (chickenpox)

Adult Immunizations

Hepatitis A
Hepatitis B
Influenza (Flu)
Meningitis
Pneumonia
Polio (PIV)
MMR
Tdap/Tetanus

Travel Vaccines

Typhoid
Yellow Fever