Metro Health Immunization Division
Our Mission
The mission of the Metro Health Immunization Program is to prevent and control transmission of vaccine-preventable diseases in persons of all ages, with emphasis on individuals at highest risk for under-immunization.
San Antonio Metropolitan Health District Receives Immunization Award on March 30, 2009San Antonio/Bexar County was named the most improved urban area. The award was presented at the CDC's 2009 National Immunization Conference in Dallas. San Antonio/Bexar County improved 11.3 percentage points in childhood immunizations coverage rate from 2004 to 2008, based on National Immunization Survey data of children 19 through 35 months of age. Coverage is for the 4:3:1:3:3:1 immunization series: four doses of deiphtheria/tetanus/pertussis vaccine, three doses of polio vaccine, one dose of measles vaccine, three doses of Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib) vaccine, three doses of hepatitis B vaccine and one dose of varicella vaccine. Vivian Flores, Immunization Program Manager for the San Antonio Metropolitan Health District, accepted the award on behalf of the Director of Health. "This significant increase in the immunization coverage rates in San Antonio and Bexar County is due to the sustained efforts of the Vaccines for Children providers and area health care professionals that strive to protect their patients from vaccine preventable diseases, the immunization stakeholders that promote immunizations, and the parents that choose vaccination to safeguard their children's health." |
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Immunization Information
Vaccine-preventable disease levels are at or near record lows. However, we are unable to take this for granted. It is important that children and adults continue to receive their immunizations on time every time. If we stopped vaccinating, diseases that are almost unknown would reappear in our community. Vaccines are designed not to just protect our children but our grandchildren and their grandchildren. Click HERE for information about the diseases that vaccines protect against.
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Registry Information
The San Antonio Immunization Registry System (SAIRS) is a secure computerized immunization information system operated by Metro Health since 1980. SAIRS is designed to capture the immunization information of a client over that person's lifespan. It currently holds over 1.3 million client records. Click HERE for more information on SAIRS.
