Survey: San Diego Vaccination Rates Higher than State, Nation
Jul. 26, 2018 | 9:00 AMReading Time: 3 minutes
More parents in San Diego County are vaccinating their children compared to the state and the nation.
Tag: immunization
Vaccines Help Protect Children from Disease
Apr. 24, 2017 | 8:24 AMReading Time: 2 minutes
April 22-29 is National Infant Immunization Week, and the County Health and Human Services Agency is reminding parents to make sure their children are up-to-date with immunizations.
VIDEO: “Personal Belief” No Longer Allowed for Vaccination Opt-Out
Aug. 18, 2016 | 10:36 AMReading Time: < 1 minute
“Science has proven over and over again that [vaccines] are safer than the diseases they protect us against.”
Credit: PhotoSpin Local Infant Dies from Pertussis
Jul. 18, 2016 | 1:55 PMReading Time: 2 minutes
A 5-week-old San Diego infant died on July 15 from pertussis, also known as whooping cough, the San Diego County Health and Human Services Agency announced today. The death of the previously healthy infant is the second from the highly contagious respiratory disease in California this year, and the first in San Diego since 2010.