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Adult Immunizations
- Anyone who is 18 or older can receive the following immunizations at the Cerro Gordo County Department of Public Health Immunization Clinic:
We can bill to most insurance carriers including Medicaid and Medicare. We also have financial assistance programs available for adult vaccines. Click Here! to see if you are eligible.
Adolescent Immunizations
If your child has no health insurance, is under-insured, or Alaskan/Native American Indian, they may qualify to receive vaccines under the Vaccine for Children (VFC) program. If they qualify, we kindly ask for a $10 contribution per visit. Your support allows us to continue offering services through our immunization clinic. Call our walk-in Immunization Clinic at 641-421-9300 for information.
Parents – you make sure your infants receive life-saving immunizations, but what about your adolescents? Are their immunizations up-to-date?
Public Health officials in Iowa recommend the adolescent immunization schedule (en espanol) provided by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). This schedule shows needed vaccines for those ages 7-18. Some physicians may vary this schedule to meet your child’s needs.
- Adolescents need the following immunizations:
- Meningococcal Vaccine (en Espanol) – to protect them from meningococcal disease, the leading cause of bacterial meningitis in children 2-18 years. Meningitis is an infection of the brain and spinal cord coverings. Meningococcal disease can also cause blood infections.
- Meningococcal (MenACWY) (en Espanol) – This vaccine is required for all incoming 7th and 12th graders before beginning the school year. All 11-12 year olds should be vaccinated with a single dose of a quadrivalent meningococcal conjugate vaccine (MenACWY). A booster shot is recommended at age 16.
- Meningococcal B (MenB) (en Espanol) – Teens, 16-18 years old, may be vaccinated with a MenB vaccine.
- Tdap vaccine (en Espanol) – to protect your child from Tetanus, Diphtheria and Pertussis, the Tdap vaccine can protect adolescents and adults from these three serious diseases. This vaccine is a requirement for all seventh graders to receive before starting school.
- Human Papillomavirus (HPV) (en Espanol) – (Gardasil) is for both females and males between the ages of 9 and 26. HPV infection is the most common Sexually Transmitted Infection in the U.S. It can cause cervical cancer and other diseases in females as well as males (anal cancer, genital warts, etc.). It can be prevented by having the Gardasil vaccine.
- Flu Vaccine (en Espanol)– to protect your child from influenza. This vaccine is needed annually.
- Varicella (Chickenpox) (en Espanol)
- Hepatitis A (en Espanol)
Childhood Immunizations
If your child has no health insurance, is under-insured, or Alaskan/Native American Indian, they may qualify to receive vaccines under the Vaccine for Children (VFC) program. If they qualify, we kindly ask for a $10 contribution per visit. Your support allows us to continue offering services through our immunization clinic. Call our walk-in Immunization Clinic at 641-421-9300 for information.
Public Health officials in Iowa recommend the childhood immunization schedule (en espanol). Some physicians may vary this schedule to meet your child’s needs.
Immunization Recommendations & Schedules
Iowa Immunization Requirements
