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The mission of the Bucks County Immunization Coalition is
to improve
immunization rates of community members across the
lifespan through increased
education, outreach, and accessibility.
WELCOME TO OUR WEBSITE!
This is Bee Diddy, our new mascot!
Congratulations to the students of
Churchville Elementary
School, who won our "Name That Bee" contest and
were rewarded with
gifts and a celebration during National Infant Immunization Week (April 22-28, 2007).
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The Bucks County Immunization Coalition works to increase immunization rates and
prevent disease by creating and distributing educational materials for health professionals
and the public that enhance the delivery of safe and effective immunization services. The
Coalition also facilitates communication about the safety, efficacy, and use of vaccines
within the broad immunization community of patients, parents, health care organizations,
and government health agencies. Immunizations are one of the most effective ways to stay
healthy. Safe and effective vaccines play a vital role in saving lives, preventing deaths
and decreasing the spread of disease in our communities.
Disease prevention is the key to public health. It is always better to prevent a disease
than to treat it. Vaccines prevent disease in the people who receive them and protect those
who come into contact with unvaccinated individuals. Vaccines help prevent infectious
diseases and save lives. Vaccines are responsible for the control of many infectious
diseases that were once common in this country, including polio, measles, diphtheria,
pertussis (whooping cough), rubella (German measles), mumps, tetanus, and Haemophilus
influenzae type b (Hib).
Every day, 11,000 babies are born in the United States who will need to be immunized
against 13 diseases before age two. Despite recent gains in infant immunization coverage,
more than 20 percent of the nation's two-year-olds do not get fully immunized against
infectious diseases to which they are especially vulnerable.
Although most adults realize that immunizations play an important role in keeping infants
and children healthy, many are unaware that readily available vaccines offer a safe and
cost-effective way to prevent serious illnesses and death among adults.
Vaccinations aren't just for kids. As you get older, or get sick, or start a new job, or
travel the world, you may need vaccines that you never needed before.
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