Immunize For Good | Respect the Facts. Protect Your Child. Immunize for Good.

Over the years, vaccinations that help protect children from infectious diseases such as measles and mumps have saved hundreds of thousands of lives in the United States and prevented millions of hospitalizations, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. But it can be tough to know what’s true and what’s not. Can vaccines really make kids sick? Should shots be spaced out as much as possible so their immune systems don’t get overwhelmed? Here, four common myths about vaccines for kids — and what you need to know. [+] more

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The Board of Supervisors Tuesday extended a state of emergency over the hepatitis A outbreak in San Diego County, despite a decline in the number of new cases and no new deaths in the last two weeks. [+] more

You wouldn’t forget to make sure your kindergartener or your seventh-grader received the necessary immunizations for school, but have you checked to make sure your aging parents are fully vaccinated, too? As we age, our immune systems age along with us and get a little weaker, putting us at heightened risk for certain diseases. So the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommends that adults age 60 and older receive these vaccinations. [+] more