Newly Recommended Vaccinations

The Centers for Disease Control has recently recommended that several new vaccines be given routinely to children to protect them from specific serious infectious diseases. These vaccines are:

Gardasil (vaccine for adolescent girls, 11 years and older, to protect against cervical cancer) (CDC info) (manufacturer info)

Hepatitis A (recommended for all children 1 year of age and older; consists of two doses, given at least 6 months apart) (CDC info)

Influenza (recommended for all children > 6 months of age; click to see CDC info; additionally there is a nasally adminstered vaccine, Flumist, available for select children; for more info on Flumist, see CDC info & manufacturer info)

Menactra (vaccine to protect against a deadly form of meningitis, recommended for children 11 years and older) (CDC info)

*The above vaccines may be administered at the same visit.

Interlachen Pediatrics strongly recommends that you consider these vaccines for your children. Information provided by the CDC is provided via the links above and additional information from the manufacturer regarding the new Flumist and Gardasil vaccines is also available above via a separate link. Our office strongly recommends that you read this information before coming in for your vaccine administration appointment so you will be well informed. These vaccines can most often be given by our nurse without requiring an appointment with your health care provider. The purpose of this form is to request such an appointment. Some of the vaccines recommended for adolescent females are not recommended for individuals who are or may become pregnant. Please discuss this with your daughter before coming into the office and review the vaccine information statements (VIS) from the CDC included here. There are other specific but rare reasons why your child should not be vaccinated (to see more information regarding these reasons, click here).

To schedule an appointment to receive the immunization(s) listed above, click here.