National Infant Immunization Week

From April 19-28, Suffolk County will join hundreds of communities across the United States and those in more than 100 other countries around the world to recognize the critical role vaccination plays in safeguarding children, local communities and public health. 

Because of the success of vaccines in preventing disease, parents often are unaware that their children are at risk for so many serious and life-threatening diseases. Infants are particularly vulnerable to infectious diseases; that is why it is critical to protect them through immunization. Each day, nearly 12,000 babies are born in the United States, and all of them will need to be immunized against 14 vaccine-preventable diseases before age two.

More information and vaccination schedules may be found on the CDC website at www.cdc.gov/vaccines or by calling the Suffolk County Department of Health Immunization Action Hotline weekdays at 853-8496.