VACCINES WE OFFER

Yes!  You may safely receive up to 2 vaccines per appointment with us (one in each arm).   For example:  You can get the new Bivalent Covid Booster in one arm and the New Flu Vaccine in the other arm.  You can also get the Pneumonia vaccine in one arm and the Flu or Covid vaccine in the other arm.  Etc etc.

A painful skin rash brought on by the chickenpox virus is known as shingles, commonly known as herpes zoster (varicella-zoster virus).m.

It appears when the chickenpox virus that is already present in your body reactivates. The varicella-zoster virus remains dormant in your nerve cells after you have recovered from chickenpox and may reawaken at a later time if your immune system is compromised. Shingles can develop in anyone who has had chicken pox.

Approximately one in five people who have had chickenpox (often in childhood) develop shingles.

Droplets in the air move the disease from person to person. Pneumococci bacteria are often found in the respiratory tract of humans.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) advises pneumococcal immunization for all infants and children younger than 2 years of age, as well as all adults 65 years of age and older.

The disease is passed from person to person through the exchange of secretions from the nose and throat. This can happen when people cough, kiss, or share eating tools. Meningococcal bacteria can't live outside the body for more than a few minutes, so the disease isn't as easy to spread as the common cold or flu.

Meningococcal disease caused by any serogroup is very dangerous. Even with antibiotic treatment, about 15% of people with meningococcal disease still die.