Routine childhood immunizations offered free at TCHD immunization clinics for ages 6 weeks through 18 years.

Vaccine Information Statements (VIS) are provided for all vaccines administered at TCHD immunization clinics. The VIS are factsheets produced by the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC.) Each VIS explains to vaccine recipients, their parents, or their legal representatives both the benefits and risks of a vaccine.

All current VIS documents are available for you to read at the CDC Web site. At any TCHD clinic, you are provided with the specific VIS for the vaccine or vaccines you or your child is about to receive. You will get the VIS, and may take time to read it, before the vaccine is given.

Vaccines available at TCHD immunization clinics include:

• DTaP (diphtheria, tetanus, and acellular pertussis)
• Hib (Haemophilus influenza type B)
• Hepatitis A
• Hepatitis B
• Influenza (for more info about Flu clinics, click here)
• HPV
• MMR (measles, mumps, rubella)
• Meningococcal
• Pneumococcal
• Polio
• Prevnar
• Rotavirus
• Td (tetanus, diphtheria)
• Tdap (tetanus, diphtheria, and acellualr pertussis)
• Varicella (chickenpox)
   

Where to get free immunizations for children

Immunizations are offered by TCHD at various sites by appointment. Call 607-274-6616. A parent or legal guardian along with the child's current immunization record must accompany them at clinic.

Daytime Clinics at TCHD

• Please call 607-274-6616 to make an appointment during regular business hours.
  The Tompkins County Health Department is located at 55 Brown Road, Ithaca (off of Warren Road, across from the airport.)

Bring your child's immunization records with you to the clinic (This is required!)

What to do after the shots
For more information on what to do if your child has discomfort after the shots, click here (PDF, 99K.)

For information on Flu Shots, Rabies, HIV Anonymous Testing and Counseling, Lead and Communicable Diseases please see the Community Health Services page.

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