General
Information
Protecting your child from disease may be the most important
thing you can do for his or her health. Immunizations (sometimes called
shots or vaccines) will help keep your child safe from 12 serious diseases.
Diseases such as polio, measles and pertussis (whooping cough) are still
around. Immunizations are your child’s best protection from certain
childhood diseases. It is important for your child to get all the shots
your doctor recommends on time.
Immunizations have been proven to be a safe and effective tool in the
prevention of serious childhood diseases like measles, chicken pox and
polio. Most of the recommended
vaccines are given in infancy with booster shots at the time of
school entry. Children who did not receive all the recommended immunizations
as babies should get the doses that they missed before entering school
to be sure that they are fully protected.
Riverside County Community Health Agency Immunization
Program provides free immunizations for children 18 and under at clinics
throughout the county.
• No appointment is needed
• A parent or legal guardian must be present
• Please bring a record of previous immunizations (or the yellow
immunization record)
To learn more about free immunization clinic locations
and times, or for more information call 1-888-246-1215.
