Uninsured Adult Vaccine Delay Notice | October 18, 2024:
FLU VACCINE - Uninsured Adults (Updated 10/11/2024): The 2024-2025 Flu vaccines for uninsured adults are now available! Please call (316) 660-7300 to schedule an appointment.
COVID VACCINE (Updated 11/18/2024): We have received a very limited supply of COVID vaccines for uninsured adults. Please call (316) 660-7300 for availability before visiting. Or, you may also request the vaccine during walk-in hours. However, the supply may be depleted at any time. We apologize in advance for any inconvenience.
CHILDREN VACCINES ARE AVAILABLE: Please note that this delay does not affect our supply of children’s vaccines. To schedule a children’s vaccine appointment, contact 316-660-7300.
FLU VACCINE - Uninsured Adults (Updated 10/11/2024): The 2024-2025 Flu vaccines for uninsured adults are now available! Please call (316) 660-7300 to schedule an appointment.
COVID VACCINE (Updated 11/18/2024): We have received a very limited supply of COVID vaccines for uninsured adults. Please call (316) 660-7300 for availability before visiting. Or, you may also request the vaccine during walk-in hours. However, the supply may be depleted at any time. We apologize in advance for any inconvenience.
CHILDREN VACCINES ARE AVAILABLE: Please note that this delay does not affect our supply of children’s vaccines. To schedule a children’s vaccine appointment, contact 316-660-7300.
Change Healthcare HIPAA Notice
This notice is to inform patients that their information may have been part of the Change Healthcare (CHC) data breach. This is in no way a breech caused by Sedgwick County Health Department. Change Healthcare provides services to health care providers, health insurance plans and other companies, from which individuals may have received health services or health insurance. Change Healthcare has begun issuing customer notifications related to the February 2024 cyberattack. On April 22, 2024, Change Healthcare publicly confirmed the impacted data could cover a substantial proportion of people in America. More recently, on July 26, 2024, one of Sedgwick County’s Business Associates notified Sedgwick County that one of their Business Associates received a notice from CHC that some of its data was involved in the CHC security incident.
At this time Sedgwick County Health Department has not been notified of any specific patients of Sedgwick County Health Department whose protected health information has been affected by the incident.
CHC posted a substitute notice to provide customers and individuals with information about the cyberattack on CHC systems and to share resources available to people who believe their personal data potentially being impacted.
To read more, please click on the following link: https://www.changehealthcare.com/hipaa-substitute-notice
This notice is to inform patients that their information may have been part of the Change Healthcare (CHC) data breach. This is in no way a breech caused by Sedgwick County Health Department. Change Healthcare provides services to health care providers, health insurance plans and other companies, from which individuals may have received health services or health insurance. Change Healthcare has begun issuing customer notifications related to the February 2024 cyberattack. On April 22, 2024, Change Healthcare publicly confirmed the impacted data could cover a substantial proportion of people in America. More recently, on July 26, 2024, one of Sedgwick County’s Business Associates notified Sedgwick County that one of their Business Associates received a notice from CHC that some of its data was involved in the CHC security incident.
At this time Sedgwick County Health Department has not been notified of any specific patients of Sedgwick County Health Department whose protected health information has been affected by the incident.
CHC posted a substitute notice to provide customers and individuals with information about the cyberattack on CHC systems and to share resources available to people who believe their personal data potentially being impacted.
To read more, please click on the following link: https://www.changehealthcare.com/hipaa-substitute-notice
CDC ISSUES ALERT ON INCREASING GLOBAL AND U.S. MEASLES RISK | The number of U.S. measles cases and outbreaks reported to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) during the first two and a half months of 2024 already exceeds the number of cases and outbreaks reported in all of 2023. To reduce the risk of further cases and outbreaks, the CDC advises that all U.S. residents traveling internationally should be current on their measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) vaccinations. Healthcare providers are advised to ensure that children are current on routine immunizations, including MMR. | Read the CDC advisory | Read SCHD's Measles Fact Sheet
FISH CONSUMPTION ADVISORY | The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) has issued a fish consumption advisory for the Arkansas River, Little Arkansas River, and K-96 Lake in Sedgwick County. Residents are advised to limit or cease the consumption of fish from these bodies of water due to contamination. | More information
NO-COST PNEUMONIA VACCINES | SCHD is currently offering no-cost pneumonia vaccine for adults with added risk factors including smoking; diabetes; immune deficiency; heart, liver and lung disease; and other less common conditions. | More information and how to schedule.
SHARPS DISPOSAL | Sedgwick County residents needing to dispose of sharps can (1) Contact a medical waste company and ask if they provide residential services, OR (2) Dispose with other trash by following these guidelines. - Never put loose needles in the trash.
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Which Vaccinations Do I Need?
- Child and Adolescent Vaccination Schedule (Birth to 18 years)
- Adults and Seniors Vaccination (Ages 19 years and older)
- Travel Vaccinations
- School-Required Vaccinations