With School about to start here in the Bozeman, it's a good time to run through the checklist to make sure you have everything covered from school supplies, school clothes, bus routes, day care, and immunizations. See inside for the recommended immunization schedule from the Center for Disease Control along with tips on how to get the recommended immunizations in the Gallatin Valley.
In new guidelines published Monday, the American Academy of Pediatrics renewed their call for 11- and 12-year-old boys to get the three-dose vaccine for the human papillomavirus (HPV).
Flu vaccines have always been dreaded by those who hate shots, but this year a company called PharmaJet introduced a device that uses “a high-pressure steam of liquid to pierce the skin and deliver the vaccine.” The needle-phobics rejoiced.
But now the FDA is saying, Not so fast.