DPH announces MCV4 vaccine as required for the…

Release: MCV4 Vaccine Required For 2021-2022 School Year VALDOSTA – Before starting the 2021-2022 school year, all students entering or transferring into 11th grade will need proof of a meningococcal booster shot (MCV4), unless their first dose was…

Lowndes back-to-school vaccination appointments

Release: Don’t forget immunizations, back-to-school shots Health department offering vaccination appointments Valdosta – Many students have not been in school since March, and while returning for the 2020-2021 school year may still seem like a distant…

Think Ahead and Get Immunized this August

Press Release: Valdosta, GA - The month of August is about bringing awareness to immunizations, and the Georgia Department of Public Health (DPH) wants Georgians to think ahead and get the required school vaccinations. “As…

Valdosta > Sometimes it takes a village: Immunization…

VALDOSTA -- Immunization is a shared responsibility. Vaccines are among the most successful and cost-effective public health tools available for preventing disease and death. They not only help protect our children when we vaccinate them,…