Immunization Schedules
Each year, recommendations for routine use of vaccines in children, adolescents, and adults in the United States are developed by the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP). This year, for the first time, recommended immunization schedules for persons aged 0 through 18 years and adults aged 19 years and older are being published together.
Click the link for more information: https://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/schedules/index.html
Rabbies
Vaccinating your pets for rabies is required by Kentucky law (KRS 258.015). This applies to cats, dogs, and ferrets. Why does this law exist? Rabies is an extremely deadly disease, but it is also highly preventable. Rabies prevention efforts, such as requiring rabies vaccination for pets, have significantly reduced the number of rabies cases, especially in humans. However, even though rabies prevention strategies have reduced the rates of rabies cases in domesticated animals and humans, rabies is still present in many wildlife species, such as bats, raccoons, skunks, and foxes (source: https://www.cdc.gov/rabies/about/index.html). Making sure your pets are up to date on their rabies vaccine helps keep them safe, and it helps keep you safe too.
Another question – how difficult are the website edits? Not the text edits, like above, but I noticed that the Rabies/animal bite sections are part of the “Permitted Public Facilities” page/tab on the website. Would it be possible to give Rabies/Animal Bites their own page under the “Environmental Services” tab, instead of being under “Permitted Public Facilities”. I think it would make that information a lot easier to find, if someone were looking for it.