The mission of the Sutter County Public Health Immunization Program is to improve the health of children and adults by eliminating sickness and death resulting from diseases in which a safe and effective vaccine is available and to deliver high quality vaccines in a safe and effective way to all children and adults who require them.

Flu vaccine remains the single most effective way to prevent the flu and it is very important to get your flu vaccine in addition to washing your hands, covering your cough and staying home when you are sick.

Sutter County Public Health will be offering seasonal influenza vaccine this fall. Please check back for clinic dates and times.

• Flu Shot (English) 
• Flu Shot (Spanish - Español) 

Screening and Consent Forms:

• Consent Form (English) 
• Consent Form (Spanish - Español) 

Governor Brown signed Senate Bill (SB) 277 on June 30, 2015. Effective one year from now in July 2016, SB 277 will:

• No longer permit immunization exemptions based on personal beliefs for children in child care and public and private schools
• Permit personal belief exemptions submitted before January 1, 2016 to remain valid until a pupil reaches kindergarten or 7th grade
• Remove immunization requirements for:
  • Students in home-based private schools
  • Students enrolled in an independent study program who do not receive classroom-based instruction
  • Access to special education and related services specified in an individualized education program
• Students in the above categories will still need to provide immunization records to their schools before entry, and schools will still need to report to the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) the immunization status of all students at the existing checkpoints of child care, kindergarten and 7th grade
• Allow medical and personal beliefs exemptions from any new immunization requirement initiated by CDPH for attendance at school or child care.

• Printable version of this announcement
• The language of SB 277

The best care for your child is to get immunizations from his or her regular doctor or clinic, because they will have all of your child’s health information. But if there are costs for the vaccine that you can’t afford to pay, your child may be eligible for low or no-cost vaccinations under the Vaccines for Children (VFC) Program. To qualify, your child must be 18 years of age or under and be at least one of the following:

• Medicaid (Medi-Cal/CHDP) eligible
• Uninsured: A child who has no health insurance coverage
• American Indian or Alaska Native

If you have questions whether your child qualifies, please contact Sutter County Public Health at 822-7215.

NOTE: Underinsured children who have private health insurance but the coverage does not include vaccines or whose insurance covers only selected vaccines are eligible to receive VFC vaccine, but only through a Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) or Rural Health Center (RHC). In Sutter County, contact Peach Tree Health or Ampla Health.

For more information on vaccines please visit the EZIZ or CDC websites.

• Vaccines for Children Program (VFC) 
• Programa Vacunas para niños (VFC) 
• Vaccines for children with insurance and underinsured 

Where:	Sutter County Public Health
	1445 Veterans Memorial Circle, Yuba City
	Walk-in Immunization Clinic
	No appointment necessary
	Bring the immunization record for the person being vaccinated.
When:	Immunizations:
	Mondays - 1-4 pm
	Wednesdays - 1-4 pm
	Two Fridays a month - 8-11 am:
	Tuberculosis skin test:
	Mondays - 1-4 pm
	Two Wednesdays per month - 1-4 pm
	Two Fridays a month - 8-11 am:
	Limited vaccines available for Adults - Call 822-7215 for more information.

California Department of Public Health (CDPH) recommends that all new parents, grandparents and those persons who will be around a new infant to be immunized against Pertussis. The vaccine is called Tdap, and provides protection against Pertussis (Whooping Cough), Tetanus and Diphtheria. All pregnant adolescents and women should receive Tdap during each pregnancy (preferred during 27 through 36 weeks gestation) regardless of number of years from prior Td or Tdap vaccination. For more information please go to:

• Centers for Disease Control - Pertussis
• California Department of Public Health - Immunization Branch

For additional information see:

• www.ShotsForSchool.org