Back to school vaccines available
Madeline Murray
YUMA, Ariz. (KYMA, KECY) – The Yuma County Public Health District is offering vaccines before the school year begins.
As kids start going back to school, it’s necessary to stay up to date with vaccinations to keep them safe and healthy.
Miriam Galindo, Yuma County Immunization Program Coordinator says, “We want to have all our kids protected, our community protected, so in order to have that, we need to have all our kids immunized.”
Kids from ages six weeks to 18-years-old, as well as adults can all get their vaccines from the clinic.
They provide all back-to-school shots like the polio, and the measles, mumps, and rubella shot.Galindo explains that it can be very easy for kids to get sick at school and advises parents on how to prevent disease.
“You know hand washing, and everything, keep your kids at home if they are sick, but I mean the number one thing if you want to protect them from those diseases, vaccinate,” says Galindo.
One local, Carol Strickland, shares what she thinks of the clinic and the importance of getting vaccinated.
“I think it’s great, I mean we had, this is our grandchild, and we’ve had her sister vaccinated, and her vaccinated, and they’ve gotten flu shots when they were little, you know, and so it’s always been important and we want to keep them healthy,” says Strickland
The Yuma County Public Health District will be offering another clinic August 6 to August 8 from 9:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. and again from 12:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. at the Yuma County Main Library.