Learn more about immunizations and flu shots near you.
What are Immunizations at Tri-County Medical Clinic?
Vaccinations are a powerful preventative tool used by doctors to reduce the risk of patients developing various illnesses.
Vaccines are made up of substances that encourage the body to create antibodies through controlled exposure to a killed or weakened organism. As a result, these antibodies produce immunity in the body against that organism, thus reducing your chances of developing certain diseases. A family medicine physician can provide various types of vaccines that help people to build immunity to common health conditions, such as the flu or sexually transmitted infections. Tri-County Medical Clinic in Sterling Heights, MI offers preventative care that includes a wide range of vaccinations, immunizations, and seasonal flu shots.
What Type of Vaccines are Offered at Tri-County Medical Clinic?
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommends that individuals who are at least 6 months of age and above should have the flu vaccine. Individuals who are at a higher risk of complications from the virus are especially encouraged to get the flu vaccine. These people include:
- Pregnant women or those living with pregnant women
- Individuals who have a suppressed immune system
- Older adults (50 or older)
Vaccines available at Tri-County’s Immunization Clinic include:
- Flu shots
- DTaP vaccine (diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis)
- Td vaccine (booster to the DTaP vaccine)
- IPV vaccine (inactivated poliovirus)
- MMR vaccine (measles, mumps, and rubella)
- Varicella vaccine (chickenpox)
- Shingrix vaccine (shingles)
- HBV vaccine (hepatitis B virus)
- HPV vaccine (human papillomavirus)
- Meningococcal conjugate vaccine (bacterial meningitis)
- Pneumococcal / Prevnar vaccine
Benefits.
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Personalized Care
 Tri-County Medical Clinic is a family medicine practice- we take care of your whole family, from children to the elderly. We make it as easy and accessible for our patients as possible; you can receive your flu shot or any other vaccination during your routine medical appointment!Â
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ConvenienceÂ
Female patients seeing our primary care physicians can receive women's health care services during the same visit, without the need to schedule an additional visit with a gynecologist.
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Improved Health Outcomes
Vaccines are an important element of preventative healthcare. Vaccines encourage the human body to create antibodies against a specific illness; as a result, these antibodies produce immunity in the body , thus reducing chances of developing certain diseases. Less illness equals improved health outcomes!Â
Here’s a look at the immunizations and flu shots we offer.
Vaccinations at Tri-County Medical Clinic
Vaccines are an important element of preventative healthcare. Our team of family medicine physicians is here to guide our patients about which vaccines you need and when they should be administered. At Tri-County Medical Clinic, we not only provide the common childhood vaccinations, we also can make certain recommendations for patients who are seniors, who are pregnant or planning to become pregnant, who have certain health conditions, or who may be traveling out of the country. Seasonal flu shots are also available at Tri-County Medical Clinic in Sterling Heights, Michigan (because the virus is constantly changing, a new version of the flu vaccine is developed each year).
Learn more about flu shots near you.
About Vaccinations at Tri-County Medical Clinic
Tri-County Medical Clinic in Sterling Heights, Michigan offers preventative care that includes a wide range of vaccinations, immunizations, and seasonal flu shots.  Vaccinations are a powerful preventative tool used by doctors to reduce the risk of patients developing various illnesses. Vaccines are made up of substances that encourage the body to create antibodies through controlled exposure to a killed or weakened organism. As a result, these antibodies produce immunity in the body against that organism, thus reducing your chances of developing certain diseases. Vaccines are very effective in protecting you and your community from various illnesses. By offering a wide range of vaccinations, the physicians at Tri-County Medical Clinic are not only treating the disease once the patient becomes sick, but preventing the patient from becoming ill to start with.
Frequently Asked Questions
Frequently Asked Questions.
Do You Offer Flu Shots and do I Need a Flue Shot?
Yes, the family physicians at Tri-County Medical Clinic do administer flu shots.The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommends that individuals who are at least 6 months of age and above should have the flu vaccine. Individuals who are at a higher risk of complications from the virus are especially encouraged to get the flu vaccine, to include pregnant, persons with suppressed immmune system, and age 55 and above.
Do You Offer the New Shingles Vaccine and Can I get the Shot if I Already had Shingles?Â
Yes, Tri-County Medical Clinic offers the new shingles vaccine Shingrix. Shingrix is a nonliving vaccine administered in two doses, about 2 to 6 months apart. Yes, you can receive the shingles vaccine if you already had shingles. You also should consider receiving Shingrix if you are 55 and older, have had Zostavax in the past and had shingles. Remember, you can still get shingles even if you receive the vaccine, however, the symptoms are much less severe and so is the duration.
Are Vaccines Effective? Will I Still get Sick?
Vaccines allow your immune system to fight infections quicker and more efficientley. The vaccine itself sparks your immune response so your body can figth off the disease if exposed to it in the future. No vaccine is 100% effective but can provide long-lasting immunity against a disease, protecting not only you, but the community around you.Â
You Deserve the Best Medical Care When Receiving Your Vaccine
To Have the Flu or Other Vaccine Administered by Highly-Experienced Family Physicians Call Tri-County Medical Clinic Now