VACCINATIONS
Vaccines In Northern NEW JERSEY
Vaccination is an important aspect in the prevention of spreading serious diseases. While many individuals can receive vaccinations, there is a population of people who are not able due to medical reasons. Because of this, getting vaccinated not only can protect you but also others who are unable. HB Pharmacy is a family-owned facility dedicated to educating patients through transparent and accessible services. Residents in Northern New Jersey can receive in-pharmacy vaccinations, including the COVID-19 and flu vaccines, and access other products and services at HB Pharmacy.
What Are Vaccines?
Vaccines are a prevention tool that wards away serious infections and diseases. They work by allowing the body to fight illnesses before the patient contracts them elsewhere. Vaccinations consist of many natural body elements which can increase immune system strength. However, they also include cells of the disease that the vaccine is fighting. These cells are usually either dead or impaired, so they cannot cause serious illness or additional complications. Injecting weakened versions of the disease into the patient can alert the body’s natural ability to create antibodies. Antibodies are infection-fighting cells in the body that work to destroy and prevent foreign invaders from taking over.
Once a person becomes vaccinated against certain illnesses, the body learns and memorizes how to fight them off. This ensures that individuals will not have serious complications if they contract the disease in the future. The body can acknowledge and recognize the invading illness, quickly create antibodies, and eliminate it before it worsens. This is called immunity.
The Most Common Vaccines
Many different vaccines protect patients from a host of diseases. Individuals receive these vaccinations throughout their lifetime, spread out from birth to adulthood. This ensures a patient has full protection from serious illnesses their entire life. While injections are the most popular method of vaccination, they can also come in nasal sprays, liquids, or pills. Some common diseases a patient can receive vaccinations for include:
- Tetanus
- COVID-19
- Rubella
- Hepatitis B
- Rabies
- Influenza
- Polio
- Measles
- Mumps
- Meningitis
If patients decide to travel to another country, they may need additional vaccinations, such as the yellow fever vaccine. Before embarking on your trip, it can be beneficial to reach out to a medical professional. They can inform you of any regulatory vaccinations that are required for the country you are visiting.
Vaccination Forms
For your convenience and to speed up the process prior to your visit, you can download and complete these vaccination forms. Please print and fill out the form/forms corresponding to your upcoming vaccination and bring the paperwork with you at the time of your visit. Of course, you can still fill out the forms at our location, but if you prefer, you can complete these ahead of time.
Vaccination can benefit patients in a variety of ways. For starters, it allows the body to prepare to fight off certain infections by recognizing the disease and protecting patients from serious complications. In addition, it gives patients less of a chance of being hospitalized if they ever catch the illness. In turn, this can save families money in health care costs because they won’t have to seek treatment for these infections. If large populations become vaccinated against certain diseases, they can also work to nearly or fully eradicate them. This is especially true with cases of polio, which have significantly decreased since the development of the vaccine.
Vaccines have a host of other benefits as well. For example, many diseases may require one or multiple doses of a vaccine. This allows the body to re-learn how to protect itself, which prevents diseases from arising for many years. In addition, some individuals cannot get vaccinated. This may be due to medical reasons in which their body cannot handle receiving a vaccine. When a majority of a population becomes vaccinated, this can cause herd immunity to occur. Herd immunity is the process of gaining mass immunity from certain diseases in a community. When a population reaches herd immunity, it can protect those who cannot receive a vaccination.
If you or a loved one is looking to get your vaccinations, including the COVID-19 and flu vaccine, the professionals at HB Pharmacy want to help. We aim to educate our patients so they can feel empowered to make the right decisions about their health. With personable, approachable, and friendly services, families in Northern New Jersey can trust us with their pharmaceutical care. We also offer services for compounding, CBD consultations, supplements, and prescription refills. To learn more about pharmacy vaccination and other services at our facility, contact us at HB Pharmacy today.