Memorial Health Care Systems
of Milford, Seward and Utica


Caring for Families

Immunizations

Vaccination Abbreviations Defined:

DTaP - Diptheria, Tetanus, Pertussis
Hep B - Hepatitis B
HIB - Haemophilus Influenzae Type B
MMR - Mumps, Measles, Rubella
Varicella - Chicken Pox
IPV - Polio
Prevnar - Pneumonia

What is What?
When possible, combination vaccines are used to decrease the number of injections needed. They can include Pentacel (DTap, IPV, HIB) and Kinrix (DTap, IPV).

What Should I Bring to My Child's Appointment?

  1. Physical Forms - Please have them filled out
  2. Immunization records for your child
  3. Your child's health history

What Should I Tell My Child About the Visit?

  1. Who they are going to be seeing
  2. What the physical will be like
  3. Inform the child that they will have a finger stick (hemoglobin)
  4. Tell them if they are receiving shots

Optional Vaccines

Hepatitis A - age 1 & over (2)
Gardasil (HPV) - age 9-26 (3)
Meningoccal - age 11 & over (1)

Immunizations are Important!

Getting your child immunized can protect their friends, schoolmates, and others who are not able to receive certain vaccines.

Immunizations could ultimately help rid the world of diseases that have been crippling and killing children for centuries. If enough parents fail to get their children immunized, diseases that had been under control can come back to cause epidemics.

School Requirements Checklist

DTaP 3
Hepatitis B 3
IPV (polio) 3
MMR 2
Varicella (chicken pox) 1

CLICK on logo below
for more informationNESIISNESIIS is a secure, web-based system that allows health care providers to keep track of immunizations.

Click links below to view Immunizations Schedules in PDF Format

Clinic Office Hours:
8:00am-5:00pm Monday-Friday
8:00am-12:00pm Saturday
(Milford and Utica Family Medical Centers are Closed Saturdays)