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Vaccination Services

Vaccination Services

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Vaccination is a hallmark of preventive care services. Standardized, comprehensive, and quality vaccine services are provided, catering to the requirements of all age groups at IMC Hospital. Our core values are demonstrated in this practice were caring, compassionate, and trained staff is engaged to focus on the health, wellness, and long-term viability of the people coming to the hospital. Services are built on the global vaccination standards and recommendations of the Center for Disease Control (CDC) and the World Health Organization (WHO). This includes screening by a medical doctor prior to vaccination to assess any precautions and contraindications; provision of vaccine information statements for informed decision making; standardized administration of vaccines while following the protocols for the site, order, needle, and gauge specifications; and guidelines for adverse effects following immunization (AEFI), their management protocols and reporting to the global repository.

Childhood immunization - All the vaccines as per the Extended Programme for Immunization (EPI) as well as international standards are available at the facility. Vaccination cards are linked with IMC Hospital App for scheduling, follow-up, and reminder.

Maternal vaccination - Pregnant women visiting IMC Hospital for antenatal care are given Tetanus (TT) or Tetanus, Diphtheria, and Pertussis (DTap/DPT) vaccination as per recommended guidelines.

Adult vaccination - This includes periodic vaccines recommended for the adult population according to their age groups and seasonal requirements, like Flu, Chicken Pox, and Hepatitis, either directly or through referral by IMC consultants. A key component of adult vaccinations is the provision of vaccines for old age where the body immunity is low and the risk of simple infections changing into fatal ones is high.

Travel-related vaccination - In wake of the Covid pandemic, travel-related vaccination is becoming an important service. All the required travel-related vaccines are provided at IMC Vaccination Services.

Student vaccination - There are requirements from international universities for their students to have certain vaccinations. Such requirements are dealt with at IMC Vaccination Services to fulfill individual requirements. In addition to vaccination, services are provided to certify the antibody titers in the body to confirm the vaccination status.

IMC Public Health Services

Adults:
Name of Vaccine

imc-icon  Tetanus Toxoid
imc-icon  Diphtheria, Tetanusand Acellular Pertussis (DTaP)
imc-icon  Hepatitis B 20MCG
imc-icon  Influenza (inactivated)
imc-icon  Meningococcal Serogroups (A, C, W, Y)
imc-icon  Pneumococcal 13-Valent Conjugate
imc-icon  Poliovirus (inactivated)
imc-icon  Rabies
imc-icon  Typhoid
imc-icon  Malaria
imc-icon  Cholera
imc-icon  Chicken pox/ Varicella

Pediatric:
Name of Vaccine

imc-icon  BCG
imc-icon  Oral Polio vaccine
imc-icon  Diptheria-Pertusis-Tetanus (DPT)
imc-icon  Hepatitis B
imc-icon  H Influenza (Hib)
imc-icon  Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine
imc-icon  Rota Virus Vaccine
imc-icon  Meningococcal Conjugate Vaccine
imc-icon  Inactivated Polio Vaccine
imc-icon  Annual Flu Vaccine
imc-icon  Measles/Measles-Mumps-Rubella
imc-icon  Hepatitis A
imc-icon  Typhoid Conjugate Vaccine
imc-icon  Varicella

Vaccination FAQs?

● If not immunized – or if immunized only once or twice with vaccines that need to be given three times – your child’s body will not be prepared to fight these diseases.
● If exposed to one of these diseases, your child could become seriously ill.
● If many children in the community do not get immunized, then a disease like measles could affect many children and there could be a devastating outbreak of the disease in the community.
● If your child does not have immunity against measles, mumps, or rubella and are exposed to someone with one of these diseases, contact IMC Vaccination Services about getting the relevant vaccine(s).
● It is not harmful to get MMR vaccine after being exposed to measles, mumps, or rubella, and doing so may possibly prevent later disease.
● During outbreaks, everyone without evidence of immunity should be brought up to date on their MMR vaccination. Sometimes during measles and mumps outbreaks, an additional dose of MMR may be given.
● To be fully immunized, your child needs all doses of all vaccines in the recommended schedule. If your child does not receive the full number of doses, they are at risk for serious diseases.
● It is highly recommended to stay as close as possible to the recommended schedule to prevent that risk.
● Until the entire vaccine series is received, the child does not have the maximum protection against the diseases.
● If a child is behind on the vaccination schedule, we (IMC Vaccination Services) can determine the proper catch-up schedule.
● An interruption in the schedule may not require a child to start the series over for any vaccines.
● The vaccination schedule has been designed so that each vaccine is given at the age that provides the best protection for children.
● They are scheduled so the infant will be protected when the protection from the mother wears off. They are also scheduled for when each particular vaccine will work best, according to the research done before the vaccine is approved for public use.
● Please try your best to bring the child for vaccination on time. The more days your child is eligible for vaccinations but does not receive them, the more days they are at unnecessary risk for serious diseases.
● If you miss a scheduled vaccination, you can schedule another appointment at the earliest.
● Every day that your child is late for vaccination is another day that your child is at risk for a preventable disease.
● Vaccines actually spare your child the pain and danger of many serious childhood diseases. However, vaccines can cause slight discomfort.
● Some pain when the needle goes in is normal and lasts only briefly.
● Some children get a slight fever or maybe redness or swelling at the injection site, but that is normal. Those reactions go away by themselves. A lukewarm bath or paracetamol to lower the fever can help in the meantime.
● The BCG (bacille Calmette–Guérin) vaccine will leave a small sore that heals quickly.
● Discomfort, tenderness or soreness at the injection site is minor compared to the serious diseases that these vaccines can prevent.
● A child who has a fever or feels sore may be irritable and not eat as well as normally.
● Feed patiently and give favorite foods (especially breast milk).
● If the fever does not go away within three days, take the child to IMC Hospital or nearby doctor. The fever might be due to another problem, not the vaccination.
● Yes, your child should receive all vaccinations as per schedule.
● Fever following the Pentavalent (Diphtheria, Pertussis, and Tetanus; Hepatitis B, Hemophilus Influenza B) vaccine in particular, but other vaccines as well, is normal.
● Fever is a sign that the body is preparing to fight the diseases.
● Fever after vaccination usually begins within 24 hours after the injection and lasts one or two days.
● If the fever is very high or lasts more than two days, please bring the child back because they might have something wrong that is not related to the vaccines.
● Yes! If you are very concerned, you can contact IMC Vaccination Services ahead of the scheduled vaccination, or when you bring your child for the visit, the vaccination staff will examine them and let you know if vaccination should be postponed.
● Immunizing a child who is not seriously ill will not harm the child and will not make the illness worse. Children with a cold, an earache, a mild fever, or diarrhea, for example, can be safely immunized.
● In fact, a child who is malnourished or ill with a cough, a cold, diarrhea, or a fever is weakened and particularly vulnerable to disease. Therefore, it is very important to keep to the vaccination schedule as long as the child does not have a high fever (>38.5°C/101.3°F) or is not so sick that they need to be hospitalized.
● It can seem like there are a lot of vaccines but thank goodness our children can be protected from so many illnesses!
● The moment a child is born, they are exposed to illnesses that pass from one person to another. Doctors and scientists develop vaccines to teach the body to fight off several illnesses.
● The vaccines your child gets will protect them from these dangerous illnesses. Most vaccines require more than one dose to provide the best protection.
● Vaccine schedules are designed to provide maximum benefit from the vaccines. Young children are more vulnerable to more diseases than adults and older children. The sooner they can be safely immunized, the better.
● Giving several vaccines at once avoids extra trips and also ensures children get all the vaccines they need.
● I can see why you might think that but consider how many germs your child’s body fights off every day. Everything they put in their mouths has germs, but the body fights off the vast majority of them. Otherwise, your child would be always sick (or worse).
● Vaccines only have killed or extremely weak versions of germs (to teach the body how to fight the real thing).
● In the same visit, we always give different injections in different spots on the child’s body. This avoids the child getting too sore in one area.
● Your child is actually more likely to be harmed by delaying a vaccine, since they might be exposed to the disease and become sick during that delay.
● Before vaccines are introduced together, medical research is done to be sure they are safe when given together.
● Vaccinations given to women (most commonly, tetanus toxoid is given to pregnant women) protects them and their newborn children from disease such as those for tetanus, diphtheria or influenza.
● Vaccines do not affect women’s ability to have children or carry any risk for the health of newborn children.
● Vaccines are designed to be acceptable to people of all religions. This is important because for vaccination to protect the most people, as many people as possible need to be immunized.
● Vaccines are made mainly from germs, or pieces of them, that cause the diseases. However, the germs in vaccines have been weakened or killed so they are no longer harmful to the child.
● BCG causes a reaction in the skin where it is given. This shows that the vaccine has worked and the child’s body is becoming protected from some serious forms of tuberculosis.
● Hib stands for Hemophilus influenza type B. It is a dangerous germ that causes many of the pneumonia and meningitis cases.
● The Hib vaccine prevents serious types of pneumonia and meningitis and saves thousands of lives every year.
● Oral polio vaccine (OPV) is safe and effective, and every dose brings a child closer to being fully protected against polio. It takes multiple doses of OPV to achieve full immunity against polio.
● Although wild polio disease has been eliminated from many countries, it still exists in Pakistan, so unprotected children could be infected.
● Injectable polio vaccine (IPV) is an effective vaccine used to help protect children from and ultimately eradicate polio. It has been used all over the world for more than 50 years.
● IPV does not replace OPV. Rather, IPV is used as well as OPV because they work together to best strengthen a child’s immune system against polio.
● There is nothing in vaccines that prevents future pregnancy.
● I am sure that many women in your community who were immunized as children or while pregnant later got pregnant and had babies. And of course, many men who were immunized as boys later became fathers.
● Vaccines are among the safest health products in the world.
● They are extensively tested for safety before being accepted into vaccination programs, and they are made in specialized manufacturing plants all over the world.
● Every vaccine is tested and approved by the World Health Organization before it reaches any country.
● You can contact IMC Vaccination Services who will be able to provide you relevant information.
● There is a lot of false information about vaccination on the Internet. It is best for people to use only web sites from reputable organizations such as CDC and WHO.
● We are sorry that sometimes it takes a long time to have your child immunized. At IMC Vaccination Services, you can reduce waiting time through prior appointment using our website and ‘IMC Hospital’ App, available at AppStore and PlayStore.
● Just let us know that the card is lost, and we will give you a new one free of charge. Please keep the card in a safe place and always bring it when taking the child for vaccination.
● The card is important for you and us to know for sure what vaccines your child has had or needs. You may also require it for school enrollment or during international travel.