About Vaccines for Students

Some things can wait, but lifesaving vaccinations for your children and teens cannot.

Vaccine-preventable diseases can be very serious, require hospitalization, or even be deadly — especially in young children. The CDC and the American Academy of Pediatrics recommend that every child receive essential vaccinations during the COVID-19 outbreak.

You have the power to protect them for a lifetime against dangerous diseases like polio, measles, whooping cough, and meningitis, which can spread easily among unvaccinated children and adults.

There are many ways of obtaining vaccinations, including a federal government program that gives free vaccinations. Click the button below to learn more.

You probably have questions about how to catch your children up on their vaccinations. The good news is that it’s not too late to vaccinate. A group of medical and public health experts at the CDC have developed recommendations and a timeline to get your children back on schedule.