Back to School Vaccines (provided by Allegheny County Health Dept) – East Hills

Who: Allegheny County Health Department

What: Mobile Vaccination Site – ULGP East Hills Family Support Center

Where: 2320 E Hills Dr Rear, Pittsburgh, PA 15221

When: Wednesday, August 7, 2024 – 10:00AM – 12:00PM (NEW DATE)

If you can, please bring insurance cards. Vaccines provided at no cost to the uninsured.

These events will focus on required back to school vaccines. These vaccines will be:

• Hepatitis B (Hep B) – three dose series of vaccines, usually given starting at birth, 3 doses required for school admission
• Diphtheria, Tetanus, Acellular Pertussis (DTaP or TdaP), 4 doses required for school admission, 1 dose of TdaP required to start 7th grade
• Poliovirus (Polio), 4 doses required for school admission
• Measles, Mumps, Rubella (MMR or MMRV), 2 doses required for school admission
• Varicella (Chickenpox), 2 doses required for school admission
• Meningococcal (MCV or MCV4), 1 dose required to start 7th grade and a second dose required at the start of 12th grade or after the child’s 16th birthday

It might also be appropriate for your child to receive the following recommended vaccines:

• Human Papillomavirum (HPV) recommended for all children aged 9 and older, 2 or 3 doses to be given based on the age the child receives their first vaccine in the series
• Meningococcal B (Meningitis B) recommended for all children aged 10 and older, 2 dose series