The
pediatricians of The Austin Diagnostic
Clinic are committed to providing the best
and most up to date preventive care for your
child. We believe that immunizations are an
essential part of that care. Vaccines are a
safe and effective way of preventing
diseases that can cause life threatening
illnesses in infants and children. Our
pediatricians follow the guidelines of the
American Academy of Pediatrics for childhood
immunization.
Vaccines prevent disease in the people who
receive them and protect those who come into
contact with unvaccinated individuals.
Vaccines are responsible for the control of
many once-common infectious diseases
including polio, measles, diphtheria, and
many other dangerous diseases.
Vaccines are
important for many reasons including:
Vaccines protect individual children
who are vaccinated against dangerous
diseases
Vaccines protect communities;
they help to protect children
who are not able to be
vaccinated* or who do not
respond to vaccines
Vaccines slow down or stop
disease outbreaks
*Some children cannot be
vaccinated for certain
diseases because they have
medical conditions, are too
young, or their body does
not adequately respond to
vaccines.
Unprotected People Reports
Vaccine-preventable diseases
still exist today. Link to case
reports, personal testimonies,
newspaper and journal articles
about people who have been
affected by vaccine-preventable
diseases.
http://www.immunize.org/stories/index.htm
Why Immunize?
Click on the link below to view
a chart of all the diseases
prevented by immunizations with
links to in depth information
for each illness.
http://www.cispimmunize.org/fam/fam_main.html
What is
ImmTrac?
When a health-care provider gives your child
an immunization, and you consent to
registering this information, the statewide
immunization registry, known as ImmTrac, is
notified. ImmTrac will keep an electronic
immunization record on your child. Some
information contained in the registry are
the child's name, date-of-birth, address,
the name of the parent or guardian,
information on the shots given, and who gave
them. Optional (but very helpful)
information stored in ImmTrac is the child's
Social Security number and mother's maiden
name. This optional information helps
prevent duplicate records from being
created. The Austin Diagnostic Clinic
pediatricians are participating providers in
the ImmTrac system.
How does ImmTrac help to protect my
child?
Providers authorized to use ImmTrac can see
what immunizations your child has already
had, even if they were given in another city
or county. So when you come in for shots,
your child gets only those that he or she
needs.
This
means that your child won't be
under-vaccinated and more
susceptible to diseases.
Your
child won't be over-vaccinated
either, so he or she does not have
to go through any more discomfort
than is necessary.
ImmTrac can also print out a shot
record you can use to get your child
into school or childcare.
Using
ImmTrac, immunization providers can
remind you to bring your child in
for shots that are due, or to notify
you about shots that are overdue.
Who has
access to the information?
Your privacy is protected. Your child's
immunization information is available only
to persons authorized by law to see it. Only
doctors, schools, childcare centers, and
public health providers with ImmTrac-issued
identification numbers and passwords may
view the information.
How do I register my child? To register your child for ImmTrac
participation you must grant consent in
writing by:
Completing, signing, and mailing or faxing
to ImmTrac this
Immunization Registry (ImmTrac) Consent Form
(C-7) PDF, along with copies of any
immunization records you have for your
child. You may mail the Consent Form to:
Texas Department of State Health Service
ImmTrac Group T-301
1100 West 49th Street, Austin, Texas 78756
or FAX to:
(512) 458-7290 (Austin)
(866) 624-0180 (toll free)
The Austin Diagnostic Clinic, A
Multi-Specialty Medical Clinic
12221 MoPac Expressway North |
Austin, TX 78758 | 512.901.1111
Serving the communities of Austin, Round Rock, Pflugerville, and
Central Texas since 1952
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