Immunizations

Wake County Human Services (WCHS) provides state required as well as recommended immunizations for both children and adults. Immunizations are available at several locations: the Public Health Center in Raleigh as well as in the Regional Centers located in Fuquay-Varina, Wake Forest and Zebulon. WCHS also provides immunizations and counseling as recommended for people traveling outside of the United States.

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Adolescent Immunizations

Adult Immunizations

Childhood Immunizations

Flu Immunization

Foreign Travel Immunizations

Immigration Immunizations

Locations

Tdap Immunizations

Adults
Adolescents

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Childhood Immunizations

WCHS provides routine childhood immunizations required by the state of North Carolina, including:

DTaP (diphtheria, tetanus, acellular pertussis),
HBV (hepatitis B),
IPV (inactivated polio vaccine),
Hib (haemophilus B),
MMR (measles, mumps, rubella),
Var (chickenpox)

Recommended childhood immunizations provided at WCHS include

Rotavirus
PCV (Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine)
Hepatitis A

Keeping your child up to date on immunizations is important to good health. Check with your healthcare provider if you are not sure if your child is up to date on vaccines. If you do not have a health care provider, contact one of the Human Services locations to make an appointment. Ask about vaccine charges and eligibility for special programs.

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Adolescent Immunizations

Some vaccines are required* and others recommended for adolescents to prevent disease. The following vaccines are recommended for adolescents who have not already had them or who have not completed the series:

tetanus, diphtheria, acellular pertussis (Tdap)*
meningococcal (meningitis) – anyone age 11 and over
hepatitis A
human papillomavirus (HPV) for males and females 9 to 26 years of age
influenza (flu) – yearly
hepatitis B
measles, mumps, rubella (MMR)
varicella (chickenpox)

Check with your health care provider to make sure that your child is up to date on all required and recommended vaccines. If your child does not have a health care provider, please contact one of the Human Services locations to make an appointment. Ask about vaccine charges and eligibility for special programs.

For more information

Teens and Tweens Still Need Vaccines
Teens and Tweens Still Need Vaccines (Español)
Listen to the Voices of Meningitis

Wondering which vaccines you need? Take the immunization quiz.

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Tdap Vaccine for Adolescents

Tdap vaccine protects against whooping cough (pertussis), tetanus and diphtheria. Protection from tetanus, diphtheria and whooping cough vaccine given earlier in childhood wears off over time, so a booster is needed to stay fully protected.

North Carolina law now requires a Tdap booster for all children entering the sixth grade on or after August 1, 2008. If it has been more than five years since your rising sixth-grader got a tetanus shot, they will need to get the Tdap booster. If it has been less than five years since your rising sixth-grader got a tetanus shot, they are not required by law to have a booster to enter sixth grade.

Parents should:

Talk to your child's doctor to find out if your child needs a Tdap booster
Make sure your child gets a Tdap booster before school starts
Get a copy of your child's shot record to take to school
Make sure your child is up to date on other recommended vaccines and their yearly checkup.

If your child does not have a health care provider, please contact one of the Human Services locations and ask for a Tdap vaccine.

For more information:

Tdap School Handout
Tdap School Handout (Spanish)

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Adult Immunizations

Immunizations for adults are as important as immunizations for children. Over time protection from childhood vaccines fade and you may need protection against new or different diseases. Staying up to date on your vaccines helps you stay healthy and helps protect those around you who may find it harder to fight disease--especially young children, older adults and those with long term medical conditions.

Immunizations for adults include:

Flu (yearly)
Chickenpox
Meningococcal (meningitis)
HAV (hepatitis A)
HBV (hepatitis B)
MMR (measles, mumps, and rubella)
Shingles (people over 50)
PPV (pneumococcal) (people over 65 or with long term health problems)
HPV (human papilloma virus) and
Tdap (tetanus, diphtheria, and acellular pertussis)

Adults who have never had a Tdap vaccine should get one dose, regardless of the last time they received a tetanus/diphtheria (Td) shot.

Other adult vaccine needs depend on what vaccines you had as a child, your health, your lifestyle, your work, and where you travel. Talk with your healthcare provider about which vaccines you need. If you do not have a health care provider, you can contact a Human Services immunization location to make an appointment. Ask about vaccine charges at the time you make an appointment. There is a charge for most adult vaccines unless provided by the North Carolina Immunization Program as part of a special initiative.

Wondering which vaccines you need? Take the immunization quiz.

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Flu Immunization

Foreign Travel Immunizations

Clinic E of the Public Health Center provides foreign travel immunizations and counseling as recommended for people traveling abroad. There is a charge for foreign travel vaccinations. Malaria prescriptions are available for an additional fee. Call for an appointment and costs.

Public Health Center (Sunnybrook -Clinic E)
10 Sunnybrook Road, Raleigh
Call 919-250-3900 to make an appointment.
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For recorded travel information call the Travel Information Line: 919-250-3885

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention also provide detailed information about recommended foreign travel immunizations.

Healthy Traveling

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Immigration Immunizations

You must be seen by a civil surgeon before receiving immunizations required for immigration. Immunizations for immigration purposes are offered by appointment only. Please ask at the time you make an appointment about the cost of vaccines. For additional information about immigration visit United States Citizenship and Immigration Services .

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Locations

Public Health Center (Sunnybrook -Clinic E)
10 Sunnybrook Road, Raleigh
Call 919-250-3900 to make an appointment.

Children
Mondays, Wednesdays and Thursdays, 8:30–11 a.m. and 1–3:30 p.m., by appointment, with limited walk-ins accepted.

Adults
Tuesdays and Fridays, 8:30–11:30 a.m. and 1–4 p.m., by appointment, with limited walk-ins accepted.

Eastern Regional Center

1002 Dogwood Drive, Zebulon
Call 919-404-3900 to make an appointment.

Northern Regional Center
350 E. Holding Ave., Wake Forest
Call 919-562-6300 to make an appointment.

Southern Regional Center
130 N. Judd Parkway NE, Fuquay-Varina
Call 919-212-7000 to make appointments. Ask for an appointment at Southern Regional Center.