Immunizations in Gardena, CA
Crenshaw Family Medical Group in Gardena, CA, has specialized family medicine medical doctors who cater to various diseases and illnesses and adhere to immunization schedules as recommended by the CDC and the County of LA. Our doctors wish to give the communities they serve information regarding immunizations.
Why Are Immunizations/Vaccines So Important?
Crenshaw Family Medical Group says that immunizations are specific to age groups such as children, adolescents, adults, and seniors. Immunizations protect children, adolescents, adults, and seniors and provide immunity against life-threatening diseases across all age levels.
Immunizations are intensively tested for safety to ensure your and the child's safety and the vaccine's effectiveness at all ages. Vaccinations are a must for seniors because senior immunity decreases as age progresses.
What Do Immunizations Help with?
- Boosts immunity in children, adolescents, adults, and seniors
- Throws a hedge of protection around the individual
- Imitates a dangerous infection, thus bolstering the body's natural defenses
- Helps the immune system to produce antibodies
What Are the Vaccines for Children?
The doctor administers vaccinations according to the recommendations of the CDC vaccination schedule. Children's vaccination schedules cover birth to 18 years. Talk to our doctor about your vaccination schedule.
- Hepatitis B
- Rotavirus
- Diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis
- Influenzae Type B
- Pneumonia
- Polio
- COVID-19
- Annual Influenza
- Measles, Mumps, Rubella
- Varicella
- Hepatitis A
- Human Papillomavirus
- Meningococcal
- Meningococcal B
- Dengue
What Are the Vaccines for Seniors Age 60 Plus?
Seniors should receive recommended vaccines to add slowly declining immunity due to disease processes and aging.
- Annual influenza
- Tetanus, diphtheria, pertussis
- Pneumonia
- Zoster/Shingles
What Is the COVID-19 Vaccine?
The COVID vaccine protects you from a virus called SARS-CoV-2. This contagious virus spreads quickly, and symptoms can be mild to most severe.
Every year, there may be variants of the original COVID-19, so medical research compounds this vaccine to meet current trends in COVID variants. This virus causes,
- Respiratory, cold, flu, and pneumonia symptoms like fever and cough
- Attacks to the lungs
- Severe illness and death
- Post-COVID conditions "Long COVID."
- Attacks on those with chronic diseases and underlying health conditions, especially seniors
Who Should Receive the COVID-19 Vaccine?
All individuals age six months and older.
Los Angeles County Vaccine Schedule
The following are priority individuals to receive immunizations in LA
- Seniors
- Pregnant
- School-aged children
- The Chronically ill
- Those with weakened immune systems
All individuals six months and older should consider vaccinating with an updated COVID-19 variant vaccine.
Children
Pfizer-BioNTec: 5-11
Moderna: six months to 11
Pfizer-BioNTec: six months to 4
Teens to Adults
Moderna: 12-18
Pfizer-BioNTec: 12-18
Novavax: 12-18
Schedule Your Immunizations Today
Please call Crenshaw Family Medical Group In Gardena, CA at (310) 327-8746 today to schedule your immunization consultation with our family medical doctor. We want to protect all age groups through our vaccination program.