Broward County Health Department

It is always better to prevent a disease than to treat it. Vaccines prevent disease in the people who receive them and protect those who come into contact with unvaccinated individuals. Vaccines help prevent infectious diseases and save lives.

Service Locations

Services include:

Children and Adolescents
Note: Always bring a copy of your child’s immunization record to each visit

• Infant, Pre-School and School Enrollment immunizations (immunization requirements: http://www.immunizeflorida.org/community/index.htm)

• Childhood and Adolescent immunizations available to the general public without regard to income

• Walk-in clinics and community outreach locations

Adult Immunization Services / Travel Immunization

• Travel Immunizations available including Yellow Fever (by appointment only). For additional travel resource information visit: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Traveler’s Health: http://wwwn.cdc.gov/travel/

• College entry immunization

• Recommended adult immunizations (http://www.immunizeflorida.org/adult/index.htm)

For adult immunizations, please call 954-467-4856

Travel Immunization Information
For Travel Immunizations, please call 954-467-4705 (Appointment Only)
Fees for Immunization click here 56 kb

Other health-related Travel Information

• State Dept: Travel Warnings & Consular Information Sheets

• CDC: Traveler's Health

Rabies Information

With the cooperation of Broward County Animal Care and Control, suspected rabid animals are quarantined and/or tested to determine if the animal may have transmitted rabies to a human or pet through a bite or scratch. The Broward County Health Department also consults with patients, physicians, and veterinarians regarding the current recommendations for treating a rabies exposure.

Broward County Rabies Vaccine Bait Program

Florida Department of Health Rabies Program

For information on what to do if you or your pet is bitten by a wild animal or a suspected rabid animal, click on the link below:
http://www.doh.state.fl.us/Environment/community/rabies/rabies-about.html

Pre-Exposure to Rabies:
For those persons traveling to a place that requires rabies vaccine or if you work or visit an area where there is a good chance that you might be bitten by a rabid animal the Health Department offers pre-exposure immunization. Please call 954-467-4700 Ext.5710.

Note for Travelers: Please note that if you are traveling pre-exposure vaccine is a 3 dose series and must be administered 3 weeks prior to travel.

Post-Exposure to Rabies:
If you have been bitten by an animal that either has or is suspected to have rabies please call 954-467-4700 Ext 4201 to arrange for immunization or contact your healthcare provider.