Rotary Club of Roseburg

Rotary Youth Exchange

Shots for Tots

The Douglas County Rotary Clubs held their 8^th Shots for Tots Free Immunization Clinic on February 17 at the Roseburg High School. 130 kids received roughly 400 immunizations for 11 vaccine-preventable diseases. The Rotary clubs provided 65 volunteers including 10 professional nurses supervising 16 student nurses giving shots.  Douglas County Health Department and Mercy Medical Center donated their expertise to the event. Numerous local businesses donate time and goods to the event.  Shots for Tots measures success through the annual state run immunization survey that measures the up-to-date rates on two-year-olds seen at the County Health Department. Most of these kids don’t have a medical home or health insurance.  Five years ago, Douglas County had some of the lowest rates in the state. Today, we are above average with 78.7% of our two-year-olds seen in the Health Department up to date on their immunizations in 2005. (2006 numbers will be released in June of this year).

Funding is provided by the Ronald McDonald House Charities and the Vaccines for Children Program.

Next Shots for Tots event: Saturday, February 16, 10AM-2:00PM at the Roseburg High School Student Center