Back to School Vaccines (provided by Allegheny County Health Dept) – Highland Park

Who: Allegheny County Health Department

What: Mobile Vaccination Site – Highland Park

Where: Rhododendron Shelter – Highland Park, Lake Dr, Pittsburgh, PA 15206

When: Friday, August 2, 2024 – 12:00PM – 3:00PM

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