Vaccinations & Immunizations in Norwalk, CT
Docs Urgent Care in Norwalk provides vaccination & immunizations on a walk-in basis in our Norwalk clinic. Our Norwalk office is headed by board-certified providers. Our Norwalk walk-in clinic offers only the highest-quality care for affordable prices. We accept most insurance.
QUALITY, AFFORDABLE CARE
DOCS URGENT CARE – NORWALK
ADDRESS
307 Connecticut Ave
Norwalk, CT 06854
PHONE
(203) 298-9752
FAX
(203) 272-8661
HOURS
WEEKDAYS : 8AM-8PM
WEEKENDS : 8AM-6PM
ROUTINE VACCINATIONS in Norwalk, CT
Routine vaccines are those that are recommended for everyone in the United States, depending on age and vaccine history. Most people think of these as childhood vaccines, but some are recommended for adults, and some recommended every year (such as the flu vaccine) or every 10 years (a tetanus booster.)
- Hepatitis A (HEP A)
- Hepatitis B (HEP B)
- TD (Tetanus-Diphtheria)
- TDAP (Whooping Cough)
- Flu (Influenza)
- HPV (Human Papillomavirus)
- Shingles (Herpes Zoster)
- Pneumonia (Pneumococcal)
- Meningitis (Meningococcal)
- Hepatitis A (Adult)
- Hepatitis A (Pediatric)
- Hepatitis B (Adult)
- Hepatitis B (Pediatric)
- Japanese Encephalitis
- MMR
- Menactra
- Zostavax (Shingles)
- Polio (IPV)
- Pneumococcal
- PPD
- Rabies Vaccination
- Tetanus Diphtheria (TD)
- Tetanus Diphtheria Pertussis (TDAP)
- Typhoid
- Twinrix (Hep A & B Combination)
- Typhoid
- Varicella
- yellow Fever
- Gardasil
- B-12
- Ceftriaxone
- Kenalog-10
- Phenergan
- Solu-Medrol
- Toradol
- Benadryl
Adolescent Vaccinations
Adolescents need certain immunizations and booster shorts for ongoing immunity against diseases. The US Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP), the American Academy of Pediatrics, and the American Academy of Family Physicians recommend a specific immunizations schedule for children and adolescents each year. The schedule outlines the immunizations and booster shots needed during adolescence and when catch-up immunizations should be given.
- TD (Tetanus-Diphtheria)
- Meningitis (Meningococcal)
- HPV (Human Papillomavirus)
- TDAP (Whooping Cough)
- FLU (Influenza)
- MMR (Measles, Mumps, and Rubella)
- Chickenpox (Varicella)
- Pneumonia (Pneumococcal)
- Hepatitis A (HEP A)
- Hepatitis B (HEP B)
Elderly Vaccinations
Older adults (65+) are at increased risk for many vaccine-preventable diseases. Preventable illnesses cause substantial morbidity and mortality in older patients who tend to have more medical co-morbidities and are at higher risk for complications. Adults aged 65+ can take charge of their health by receiving vaccines including:
- Flu (Influenza)
- Shingles (Herpes Zoster)
- Pneumonia (Pneumococcal)
- TD (Tetanus-Diphtheria)
- TDAP (Whooping Cough)
- Hepatitis A (HEP A)
- Hepatitis B (HEP B)
- MMR (Measles, Mumps, and Rubella)
Travel Vaccinations
Traveling abroad and exploring new parts of the world? Before packing your passport make sure your vaccines are in order and up-to-date. Some vaccines are required when traveling to certain places, protect yourself and those around you by getting vaccinated before you jump aboard a plane.
Need to know which vaccines are required for your trip? Visit the CDC Travel Health Site to learn about important information to stay healthy while you travel. Once you know which vaccines you’ll be required to have before leaving home, call 203 Urgent Care to schedule and appointment.
- Yellow Fever
- Meningitis (Meningococcal)
- Japanese Encephalitis
- Typhoid
- Rabies
- Polio
- Hepatitis A (HEP A)
- Hepatitis B (HEP B)
- Hepatitis A/ Hepatitis B Combination
What to Know About Vaccinations & Immunizations
How Vaccinations Work
When disease germs enter your body, they start to reproduce. Your immune system recognizes these germs as foreign invaders and responds by making proteins called antibodies. These antibodies’ first job is to help destroy the germs that are making you sick. They can’t act fast enough to prevent you from becoming sick, but by eliminating the attacking germs, antibodies help you to get well.
The antibodies’ second job is to protect you from future infections. They remain in your bloodstream, and if the same germs ever try to infect you again — even after many years — they will come to your defense. Only now that they are experienced at fighting these particular germs, they can destroy them before they have a chance to make you sick. This is immunity. It is why most people get diseases like measles or chickenpox only once, even though they might be exposed many times during their lifetime.
Vaccines offer a solution to this problem. They help you develop immunity without getting sick first. Vaccines are made from the same germs (or parts of them) that cause disease; for example, polio vaccine is made from polio virus. But the germs in vaccines are either killed or weakened so they won’t make you sick.
Vaccines containing these weakened or killed germs are introduced into your body, usually by injection. Your immune system reacts to the vaccine in a similar way that it would if it were being invaded by the disease — by making antibodies. The antibodies destroy the vaccine germs just as they would the disease germs — like a training exercise. Then they stay in your body, giving you immunity. If you are ever exposed to the real disease, the antibodies are there to protect you.
Why Are Vaccinations Important?
Unvaccinated children are capable of spreading the disease to other children, even those who have been vaccinated since no vaccine is 100% protective.
In the U.S., vaccinations have decreased most vaccine-preventable childhood diseases by more than 95 percent (see www.immunize.org/catg.d/p4037.pdf for examples). Vaccines have minimized or eliminated outbreaks of certain diseases that were once lethal to large numbers of people, including measles and polio in the U.S. and smallpox worldwide. But because the bacteria and viruses that cause diseases still exist, the public health gains achieved through vaccines can only be maintained by ensuring that vaccination rates remain high enough to prevent outbreaks.
Vaccines are effective not only because they protect individuals who have been vaccinated but also because they confer a broader protection for communities by establishing “community immunity.” When a sufficiently high proportion of a population is vaccinated against infectious diseases, the entire population can obtain protection.
Do Adults Need VAccinations?
Vaccination is as important for adults as it is for children, and yet many adults are not optimally vaccinated. Adults need vaccines because vaccine immunity (protection) may have diminished over time and a person will need a booster shot to enhance protection. For some diseases like whooping cough, adults who are vaccinated prevent the spread of disease and in turn protect children. There are also vaccines, such as the shingles vaccine, that protect against diseases/conditions that develop in adults.
The Care When You Need It in Norwalk
DOCS Urgent Care of Norwalk is part of the larger DOCS Urgent Care health network. DOCS is a network of urgent care clinics run by board-certified health care providers, determined to give each and every patient quality care and treatment at an affordable price.
