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TEXAS VACCINES FOR CHILDREN


Vaccines for Children

In October 2013, Webb County established a partnership with the Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS) Region 11 to provide immunization services to Webb County residents living in the rural areas.
Children aged 18 years and younger who are uninsured, underinsured, Medicaid/CHIP recipients, American Indian or Alaska Native are eligible to receive immunizations that provide protection against vaccine-preventable diseases.


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Protection against the following vaccine preventable diseases: 

Protección contra las siguientes enfermedades prevenibles mediante vacunas:

Disease

Vaccine

Disease spread by

Disease symptoms

Chickenpox

Varicella

Air, direct contact

Rash, tiredness, headache, fever

Diphtheria

DTaP* and TD

Air, direct contact

Sore throat, mild fever, weakness, swollen glands in neck

Hib:Haemophilus influenzae type b.

Hib 

Air, direct contact

May be no symptoms unless bacteria enter the blood

Hepatitis A

HepA 

Direct contact, contaminated food or water

May be no symptoms, fever, stomach pain, loss of appetite, fatigue, vomiting, jaundice (yellowing of skin and eyes), dark urine

Hepatitis B

HepB 

Contact with blood or body fluids

May be no symptoms, fever, headache, weakness, vomiting, jaundice (yellowing of skin and eyes), joint pain

Human Papillomavirus

HPV

Direct skin contact

May be no symptoms, genital warts

Influenza (Flu)

Flu vaccine 

Air, direct contact

Fever, muscle pain, sore throat, cough, extreme fatigue

Measles

MMR**

Air, direct contact

Rash, fever, cough, runny nose, pink eye

Meningococcal (Meningitis)

MenB

Air, direct contact

Fever, headache, stiff neck, nausea, vomiting, photophobia, altered mental status

Mumps

MMR**

Air, direct contact

Swollen salivary glands (under the jaw), fever, headache, tiredness, muscle pain

Pertussis
(whooping cough)

DTaP*

Air, direct contact

Severe cough, runny nose, apnea (a pause in breathing in infants)

Polio

IPV 

Air, direct contact, through the mouth

May be no symptoms, sore throat, fever, nausea, headache

Pneumococcal

PCV13 

Air, direct contact

May be no symptoms, pneumonia (infection in the lungs)

Rotavirus

RV 

Through the mouth

Diarrhea, fever, vomiting

Rubella

MMR**

Air, direct contact

Sometimes rash, fever, swollen lymph nodes

Tetanus

DTaP*

Exposure through cuts in skin

Stiffness in neck and abdominal muscles, difficulty swallowing, muscle spasms, fever

 

* DTaP combines protection against diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis

** MMR combines protection against measles, mumps, and rubella.

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