Health Department Extends Clinic HoursView

The Oneida County Health Department announced extended vaccination clinic hours in both Utica and Rome. The clinics will take place at the following locations and times:

• OCHD Rome Clinic, 100 W. Dominick Street, Rome:
  • Tuesday, September 8 from 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m.
  • Tuesday, September 15^th from 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m.
  • Tuesday, October 6th from 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m.
  • Tuesday, October 13th from 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m.

• OCHD Utica Clinic, 406 Elizabeth Street, Utica:
  • Thursday, September 17^th from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m.
  • Thursday, September 24^th from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m.
  • Thursday, October 1^st from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m.
  • Thursday, October 8^th from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Appointments are available at the Utica clinic Monday - Friday 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. and can be made by calling 315-798-5747 or emailing [email protected].

OCHD's Mobile Public Health unit is available to bring vaccines to a place near you. If you would like to book the mobile unit for your agency or an event, please visit: https://oneidacountyny.gov/departments/health/programs-and-services/clinics/mobile-public-health-vehicle-request/.

Vaccines play a vital role in the health of individuals and communities. Vaccines offer protection from many different diseases, such as measles, tetanus, polio, hepatitis, and influenza.

Whether you are having a baby, traveling to a new country, or preparing your children to go back to school, vaccines are recommended and often required to help protect you and your family.

Before you know it, it will be back to school time. New York State requires specific vaccines, and if not up to date, your child could be excluded from attending school. Make sure your children are prepared by being up to date on all required immunizations and recommended vaccinations. Do not wait to schedule appointments. Providers may not be able to accommodate last-minute appointments.

Vaccine recommendations depend on many factors including age, pregnancy, lifestyle, and health conditions. Some vaccines, like flu, are recommended seasonally. Other vaccines are recommended based on a person's age, occupation, health status, or other risk factors, like shingles, pneumococcal or HPV. The Hepatitis A vaccine was introduced in the mid-1990s and now is part of children's routine vaccinations. However, those of us who are older may have not received it yet. It is also important to consider certain vaccines when traveling outside of the United States especially in countries where vaccine preventable diseases are more present. For more specific information, visit the New York State Department of Health at: https://www.health.ny.gov/prevention/immunization/.

"Vaccines are an extremely valuable tool to protect the community from serious and deadly diseases," said Oneida County Health Director Daniel W. Gilmore, Ph.D., MPH. "Contact your healthcare provider to make sure you are up to date and to discuss any questions you may have. Call your children's pediatrician to make sure they are up to date. If you do not have a healthcare provider, you can contact the county health department."

For more information about vaccines, please visit: https://oneidacountyny.gov/departments/health/programs-and-services/clinics/immunizations-vaccines/.