Immunizations Across the Lifespan
Local Resources
Torrington Area Health District participates in the Connecticut Vaccines for Children Program (VFC) and Vaccines for Adult Program (CVFA) which offers vaccines at no cost for eligible children through the age of 19 and certain adult vaccinations at no cost to healthcare providers for uninsured adults ages 19 years and older. The CVP is CT’s childhood vaccination program that ensures all children in the state get the vaccinations they need, when they need them. The program allows for families who are on Husky or don’t have insurance to get vaccines for free or at a low cost.
TAHD Vaccine Program Contacts
Anastasiya Domnich-Kovalevsky,
Director of Community Health Services
860-489-0436 x314
adomnich-kovalevsky@tahd.org
Patricia Miglowiec
Public Health Nurse
860-489-0436 x325
pmiglowiec@tahd.org
*Due to confidentiality, ‘patient information’ CANNOT be emailed. Please do not email information including: name, date of birth, or proof of identification, immunization, or medical records.
State Resources
Connecticut Department of Public Health Immunization Program
The mission of the Immunization Program is to prevent disease, disability, and death from vaccine-preventable diseases in infants, children, adolescents, and adults through surveillance, case investigation and control, monitoring of immunization levels, provision of vaccines, and professional and public education.
National Resources
Vaccination is one of the best things you can do to help protect yourself and your family from serious diseases. View easy-to-read immunization schedules by age group to see what vaccines are recommended for each member of your family.
For more information, click here.
- Children and Adult Vaccination Schedules (including Pregnancy and vaccinations)
- Traveler vaccinations
- Immunize Action Coalition
- Immunization Program
- Connecticut Immunization Program (CVP)
- Connecticut Immunization Information System (CT WiZ)
National Infant Immunization Week (NIIW) is a yearly observance highlighting the importance of protecting children two years and younger from vaccine-preventable diseases (VPDs). This year, in particular, it’s critical to ensure that families stay on track for children’s routine checkups and recommended vaccinations — even during COVID-19.
Ted Talk:
What I learned from parents who don’t vaccinate their kids | Jennifer Reich | TEDxMileHigh – YouTube
Vaccines Protect Your Child
- COVID-19 has caused many disruptions in families’ lives, and in some cases, it has meant that children have missed or delayed their wellness checkups and vaccinations, which are a critical part of ensuring children stay healthy. CDC and the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) recommend that children stay on track with their well-child appointments and routine vaccinations – even during COVID-19.
- As schools continue to re-open and warmer weather brings more opportunities for in-person, socially distanced activities, the CDC recommends checking with your child’s healthcare provider to make sure your child is up to date on recommended vaccines.
- Doctors can safely see children, even during the pandemic. Medical offices are taking steps to prevent the spread of COVID-19 and can make sure children are receiving the vaccines they need to prevent outbreaks of infectious diseases.
- Most parents choose the safe, proven protection of vaccines. Giving babies the recommended vaccinations by age two is the best way to protect them from 14 serious childhood diseases, like whooping cough (pertussis) and measles.
- Vaccines are among the most successful and cost-effective public health tools available for preventing disease and death. Vaccines help protect both individuals and communities by preventing and reducing the spread of infectious diseases. Among children born during 1994-2018, vaccination will prevent an estimated 419 million illnesses, 26.8 million hospitalizations, and 936,000 deaths over their lifetimes.
- Access my vaccine record
- Child Care and Youth Camps Immunization Requirements
- College Immunization Requirements
- Elementary, Middle School & High School Immunization Requirements
- Immunization Info for General Public
- Portal.CT Immunization Information
- Public Health Immunization Program Provider Information
- School Immunization Requirements
- School nurse immunization information
Connecticut Department of Public Health Immunization Program
The mission of the Immunization Program is to prevent disease, disability, and death from vaccine-preventable diseases in infants, children, adolescents, and adults through surveillance, case investigation and control, monitoring of immunization levels, provision of vaccine, and professional and public education.
For more information, click here.
More Helpful Links
Vaccination is one of the best things you can do to help protect yourself and your family from serious diseases. View easy-to-read immunization schedules by age group to see what vaccines are recommended for each member of your family.
For more information, click here.
- Children and Adult Vaccination Schedules (including Pregnancy and vaccinations)
- Traveler vaccinations
- Immunize Action Coalition