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Posted: 7/25/2016
Parkland health centers offer convenient ‘Walk-in Wednesdays’
There’s still plenty of summer vacation time ahead, but it’s not too early to start planning for the start of the next school year. And for many families, that includes making sure their kids’ immunizations are up to date.
Community health experts at Parkland Health & Hospital System encourage parents to make sure their children’s immunizations are current, and if they are not, to visit one of Parkland’s Community Oriented Primary Care health centers or Youth & Family centers located throughout Dallas County. This year the health centers once again will be offering immunizations on “Walk-in Wednesdays,” which start July 27, 2016. Parents can bring their children for immunizations without having to make an appointment on Wednesdays.
Immunizations during Walk-in-Wednesdays will be available from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Parents can still walk-in with their children for vaccinations on other days, but appointments are recommended. To schedule an appointment for your child at a COPC health center, please call 214.266.4000. To schedule an appointment at a Youth & Family Center, please call 214.266.1257.
“Vaccines are important not just for individual children, but for the entire community because they protect people around you from communicable diseases,” said Cesar Termulo Jr., MD, lead pediatric physician at Parkland’s Hatcher Station Health Center in South Dallas. “Vaccines are one of the most important steps you can take to ensure the health of your children.”
In 2014 an outbreak of measles began at Disneyland and spread quickly. It led to urgent pleas from medical experts for parents to take seriously the potentially deadly consequences of failing to protect children from preventable diseases like measles, diphtheria, tetanus, mumps and more.
Recent research has strongly suggested that reducing measles incidence by vaccinating children causes a drop in deaths from other infectious diseases.
“The research suggests that measles vaccine has greater benefits beyond protecting just against measles,” Dr. Termulo said. “The report shows that when a person contracts measles, their immune system is suppressed for a long period of time, making them more susceptible to death from other illnesses even several years later.”
Public health specialists around the world have noted that when millions of children in a country are vaccinated against measles, death rates from other infections go down, Dr. Termulo said.
“We urge parents to keep their children’s vaccinations current and to heed advice of medical professionals based on years of evidence showing the safety and efficacy of these vaccines,” Dr. Termulo said.
Children in Texas are required to have been vaccinated for nine communicable diseases before entering kindergarten through 12th grades. The required vaccinations are: Diphtheria/Tetanus/Pertussis; Polio; Measles, Mumps, Rubella (MMR); Hepatitis B; Varicella; Meningococcal; and Hepatitis A. Children in day care must also be vaccinated.
And don’t forget about older children – especially those in 7th and 8th grades – who may need new or booster shots. Parkland also strongly recommends the HPV (human papilloma vaccine) for this age group.
“HPV vaccines offer the best protection to girls and boys who receive all three vaccine doses,” Dr. Termulo said. “It should be administered for preteen girls and boys around age 11 or 12 to allow time for their bodies to develop an immune response before they are exposed to cancer risks.”
Parkland accepts Medicare, Medicaid, CHIP and most major insurance plans. If you do not have insurance, Parkland can provide financial screening to determine if patients qualify for financial assistance.