Everyone over 65 years of age should receive the pneumococcal vaccine to protect them against serious pneumonia. Both of these vaccines help prevent hospitalization and death in seniors, who are more likely to get seriously sick. Most healthy people over 65 years of age only need one shot. People with some serious health conditions, even children with certain health conditions, may be helped by getting a second dose. Some of these serious conditions include a weak immune system, cancer treatment or the removal of the spleen.
States make rules about which vaccines are required to enter school.
If an immunization record is lost, a series may have to be repeated and written down for record keeping. Revaccination is not harmful. States enforce these rules to help make sure children are protected, and to help make sure there's less chance that a sick child will spread sickness in school. I cannot find my child s immunization record. First, you need to contact the last place the child was vaccinated for a copy.