National Infant Immunization Week is April 20-27, and officials from the Richmond and Henrico Health Districts are encouraging parents and guardians to make sure that children two years and younger are immunized against vaccine-preventable diseases.
On-time vaccination is critical to provide protection against these potentially life-threatening diseases, according to RHHD officials.
“The rise of vaccine-preventable diseases in this country and in the Commonwealth of Virginia should concern us all,” said Richmond and Henrico Health Districts Director Elaine Perry. “Once eliminated in the US, there have now been 17 confirmed cases of measles in Virginia in 2026. Infant and child immunization against diseases like measles gives parents and guardians powerful tools that can help protect one of our most vulnerable populations from serious illness and death.”…