No excuse!

LDS Hospital will offer free flu shots to those ages 9 and older (adults!) at their ER on Saturday, October 23 from 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM while supplies last. Pharmacists will also be on hand to answer medication questions at the same time.

Vaccines

Here's another reason to consider breaking up the vaccines and not giving these little ones so many at once. From March of Dimes Blog:

I have read several articles in papers lately about a Kaiser Permanente study of childhood vaccines. Children receive the measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) vaccines in one shot and in 2005 the varicella (chickenpox) vaccine was added to the mix. One of the reasons for this was to lessen the number of needle sticks a child has to receive.

The Kaiser Permanente Vaccine Study Center report indicates that “the four-illness combination vaccine (MMRV) doubles the risk of a fever-related seizure among 1- and 2-year-old children seven to 10 days after the shot.” The risk of febrile (fever-related) seizure is low, and the CDC has preferred to combine the shots, but they suggest separating them for children at higher risk of febrile seizures.

If your child has had a febrile seizure in the past, or if he has an immediate family member (a brother, sister, or parent) who has epilepsy or who has had a febrile seizure, the CDC says he should usually be given MMR and varicella vaccines separately (instead of the combined MMRV vaccine) for both his first and second vaccinations. Be sure to tell your child’s doctor if your child has a personal or family history of seizures.

August

• National Catfish Month (what?)
• National Immunization Awareness Month (click on post title for Dr. Sears' Vaccine book and information. I like his alternative schedule for childhood vaccines. He is a good resource for people wanting objective information as opposed to pro- and anti- vaccine wars)
  
• Peach Month
• Harvest Month
• National Water Quality Month
• Studious Behavior Awareness Month

Must be vacation month! Not so much here. I do see they missed Breastfeeding Awareness, but that's actually just a week so maybe that's why it didn't make the list. During the month of August in SLC we have a Breastfeeding Cafe at the downtown library plaza to raise awareness and give helps to mothers. Drop in if you're in the area.