Vaccines Through
The Lifespan
Disease is Still Out There.
Vaccines are incredibly important for keeping your family healthy, protecting against various diseases from infancy through adulthood, and into the senior years.
While you may not see serious diseases in your neighborhood like your parents or grandparents once did, you can ask them to share stories about polio or measles. Vaccines protect us now, but these diseases still exist. If we stopped vaccinating, these diseases would return. Choosing to vaccinate is choosing to protect your child from vaccine-preventable diseases. Please take a moment to watch the short video clip below.
Vaccines at Any Age & Stage
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The information contained on this page is here to help you understand why immunizations are crucial at every stage of life. You’ll learn how vaccines work, see the recommended immunization schedules, and understand the essential role they play in keeping both individuals and communities safe. Whether you’re a parent or caregiver, our resources are designed to give you the information you need to make informed decisions about vaccines.
Why immunize?
Vaccines are made to help you live a longer and healthier life. Stay up to date on vaccinations to protect your family and yourself from many serious and potentially deadly diseases. The goal is to obtain herd immunity, where a large enough portion of the community (the herd) becomes vaccinated to limit the spread of disease from person to person and protect people who are not immune.
Little Extra Boost of Immunity!
In addition to vaccines, you can naturally boost your immune system by eating healthy meals and adding superfoods to your diet.
Examples include berries, fish oil, greens, nuts/seeds, spices, citrus, poultry, and veggies!
These foods contain antioxidants and vitamins such as A, C, and E to keep your body going and your immune system strong.
The immunization schedule provides the best protection
Just as your doctor tells you to finish the full antibiotic prescription (even if you feel better) to become fully immunized, children need to receive all doses of the vaccines according to the recommended schedule. If your child does not receive the full number of vaccine doses, they will be vulnerable to catching serious diseases. Check with your child’s healthcare provider to find out which vaccines your child needs.
Every animal deserves a safe and healthy life!
Fix Adopt Save hasd partnered with TAPI to help educate the public about vaccinating the WHOLE family. Spaying/neutering and vaccinating are the most effective ways to keep your pet healthy while helping tackle pet overpopulation in our community. Fix Adopt Save offers affordable and accessible spay/neuter programs, services, and events monthly.
Fix Adopt Save encourages responsible pet ownership and provides resources to pet owners in need. Visit FixAdoptSave.org for more information.
From all of us at TAPI, we hope we have provided you with sound information about why it is important to immunize your children and your whole family. We encourage you to talk to your doctor or healthcare worker with any questions. Together, let’s help protect our community from vaccine-preventable diseases. Please email us at TAPIAdmin@TAPI.org with any questions.