Vaccine Information
Get the facts! Take a step towards better individual and community health.
How to find out what vaccines you may need –
Your Doctor, Nurse Practitioner (NP), Physician Assistant (PA), local Pharmacist, and the St. Clair County Health Dept. are great resources. Ask them if you need any immunizations. Most of the time, they can easily access the State of MI Immunization Record website, and give you a copy of your, or your child’s vaccine record. (MCIR) This will show all the immunizations you have received in the State of MI, and those that are due or recommended for your age.
Adults can also go to the Michigan website to download their own copy of their MCIR Immunization record. A driver’s license, passport, or state ID card must be uploaded to verify your identity. https://mcir.org Your pharmacist will also provide you with your vaccination record at no cost. It takes only minutes!
The truth about how many vaccines childrens receive – click the link below.
Link to the latest Covid vaccine recommendations by the State of Michigan, Oct. 30, 2025
Where Can I Find My Nearest Vaccine Location?
Your doctor’s office, along with your favorite pharmacy, offer Flu, Covid, RSV, Shingles, and other vaccines you may need. You can walk-in, but during the busy fall season, you may want to call or go online to get an appointment during the busy fall season. The St. Clair County Health Department In Port Huron offers “Walk-In Wednesdays, along with vaccines by appointments on weekedays. Call: 810-987-5300. Click the tab at the top of this page: Vaccine Resources.
What are the different kinds of Covid Vaccines available for 2025-2026?
Insurance coverage
COVID-19 vaccines remain available at no cost to most Michigan residents. UnderExecutive Directive 2025-7, MDHHS and the Michigan Department of Insurance and Financial Services (DIFS) are working to ensure that coverage under state-regulated health plans — including Medicaid and commercial insurance — continue to provide coverage.
At the national level, America’s Health Insurance Plans reaffirmed in Septemberthat member plans will cover all immunizations that were recommended by the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices as of Sept. 1, including COVID-19 and influenza vaccines, at no cost-sharing for patients through the end of 2026. This commitment provides stability for providers and reassurance for patients who may otherwise be concerned with cost.
At the state level, if patients do experience coverage denials or unexpected copays, encourage them to contact their health insurer directly. DIFS is also prepared to assist consumers with questions or concerns about their health insurance. Their call center is available Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., at 877-999-6442
What is Immunity and Why is it Important?
Your body learns how to fight germs like viruses and bacteria by being around them. Every day, people pick up some protection against different germs. But not all sicknesses can be fought off naturally. When you get a vaccine, your body’s immune system makes special fighters called antibodies. Vaccines use a safe, weakened form of a germ. It won’t make you sick, but it teaches your body how to fight off the real germ if it ever shows up. For a more complete explanation of how vaccines work explore this website:
Vaccine Science: How Do Vaccines Work? | Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
Did you know there’s a vaccine to prevent some cancers?
A vaccine to prevent cancer might seem like an easy sell to parents, yet fewer than half of Michigan’s adolescent population, just 44%, have gotten the vaccine against human papillomavirus (HPV). HPV is the cause of most cervical cancers in women, and many other cancers of the throat, mouth, penis, or anus. The rate of some HPV related cancers, particularly oropharyngeal (mouth and neck) in middle aged men is on the rise in the US. Human papillomavirus (HPV) isn’t spread only through sexual intercourse, but also any skin to skin contact, even if the person does not have any symptoms. It is a very common virus…the vast majority of sexually active people will get HPV some some point in their lives.
It has been found that the best protection from developing these cancers later in life, is by kids getting the HPV vaccine when they are ages 9-12 …before they are sexually active. The Human Papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine could prevent over 70 percent of HPV related cancers.
https://www.health.state.mn.us/data/mcrs/data/qfhpv.html#:~:text=More%20than%2090%20percent%20of,with%20HPV%20in%20their%20lifetime.&text=Around%2050%20percent%20of%20HPV,do%20not%20lead%20to%20cancer.