EL PASO, Texas – As children prepare to return to school, public health officials remind parents of the importance of keeping their children up to date on their routine immunizations by visiting one of the city’s community clinics.
The City of El Paso Public Health Department emphasizes the importance of vaccination as it helps protect our children and loved ones from preventable diseases such as tetanus, HPV, polio, measles, meningitis, cough whooping and others.
“Deadly and disabling diseases such as polio, meningitis, measles and others were present in the community not long ago,” said Dr. Hector Ocaranza, City-County Local Health Authority.
“We must protect our children by vaccinating them against these deadly diseases. Vaccines are one of the most successful means of preventing disease and death,” he said.
The city’s community clinics are open Tuesday through Friday from 7:00 am to 5:00 pm and Saturday from 8:00 am to noon. They are closed for lunch from noon to 1:00 p.m. and on Sunday and Monday at the following locations:
Ysleta, 110 Candelaria Rd.
Henderson, 721 S. Mesa
Northeast, 9566 Railroad
No appointment is required, but can be made by calling (915) 212-6555.
The Department of Public Health is offering free immunizations for children under the age of 18 who meet one of the following Texas Vaccines for Children guidelines:
Enrolled in Medicaid Uninsured and Underinsured American Indian or Alaska Native Enrolled in CHIP
The following immunizations are available for eligible children 0-18 years of age:
Diphtheria, Tetanus, and Acellular Pertussis (DTaP) Diphtheria Tetanus (DT) Haemophilus Influenza (Hib) Hepatitis A (HepA) Hepatitis B (HepB) Measles, Mumps, and Rubella (MMR) Pneumococcal Vaccine for Children (PCV-15) Polio (IPV) ) Rotavirus (RV) Chickenpox VAR) Meningococcal Vaccine (MCV) and Meningitis B (MenB) Adolescent Tetanus, Diphtheria, Pertussis (Tdap) Human Papillomavirus (HPV)
For more information on health screenings and services provided by the Public Health Department, visit EPHealth.comunder or call 2-1-1.
2023-07-18 17:58:57
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