The Northeast Texas Public Health District (NETPHD) is participating in an international initiative to educate the public on the need for various immunizations.  The NETPHD has singled out August as National Immunization Awareness Month, and is urging East Texans of all ages, sexes and persuasions to make sure they are caught up on their vaccinations, buy prescription drugs without a prescription especially with a new school year approaching.

“We have the power to prevent many diseases with a simple vaccine,” said NETPHD Director of Immunization Sylvia Warren, RN.

She added that inoculations are for persons of all ages.

“Vaccines aren’t just for babies,” she said.  “From a child getting vaccinated against measles and whooping cough, to an adolescent being protected from meningitis, to an older adult avoiding the pain of shingles, there are good reasons for all of us to discuss vaccines with our health care providers.”

Vaccination is one of the easiest and most effective tools in fighting illness.  Not only does it protect individuals, but it hampers the spread of infectious disease.

For more information on National Immunization Awareness Month please call (903) 535-0030 or visit www.healthyeasttx.org.  acomplia prescription Vaccination services are available at the NETPHD’s new facility at 815 North Broadway in Tyler.