Immunizations

The Jackson County Immunization Program provides childhood vaccinations through scheduled clinics and also through outreach activities through schools. Vaccines for childhood immunizations are provided through the State Vaccine for Children Program and are made available at no cost to children.

In addition, the public health department provides some adult vaccines that are given for a moderate cost. The focus of the Public Health immunization program is on individuals who do not have insurance or whose insurance does not cover immunizations.

Click here for Jackson County Immunization schedule for 2024.

Childhood Immunizations Provided

  • DTaP (diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis)

  • Hepatitis B

  • Hib (Haemophilus influenzae B)

  • HPV

  • Influenza

  • Meningococcal Disease

  • MMR (measles, mumps, rubella)

  • Pneumococcal

  • Polio

  • Rotavirus

  • Tetanus

  • Tdap (diptheria, tetanus and pertussis for children over 13)

  • Varicella (chicken pox)

Child Immunization Resources

  • Hepatitis A

  • Hepatitis B

  • Influenza

  • Tetanus

  • Tdap

Adult Immunization Resources

Adult Immunization Schedule - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

COVID-19 Vaccine Recommendations - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

Adult Immunizations Provided

Learn More ABout how Vaccines Work

Vaccines give your immune system information it needs to prepare before an infection, so it can fight back stronger and more effectively. Like a playbook that prepares you for the big game!

Vaccines don't cause long term side effects because all the ingredients of the vaccine are harmlessly flushed from the body within a week or so. All that remains is the immune system's memory of how to fight infection.

It's easy to take the protection offered by vaccines for granted, but vaccines have been quietly saving lives and defeating infectious diseases that used to sicken and kill many people every year.

Vaccines undergo more rigorous safety testing than other medicines and all vitamins and supplements. In the U.S. we have a network of safety systems that constantly monitor for safety signals and alert at the slightest detection of a problem.

Additional resources