If there is a communicable disease, such as whooping cough, or something like that, then we try to follow up on each case. We try to find out who the patient might have had contact with; siblings, grandparents, teachers; and eliminate the spread of the illness as much as we can. |
It would be wonderful if anyone felt like they wanted to contribute by trimming the hedges, or cleaning, or anything like that—anybody who wants to help can just give me a call and I'll put them to work! |
The actual medicine is free of charge. It's paid for through federal funding. We only charge a nominal administrative fee to cover the costs of the supplies to administer the shot—things like your syringe, and the band-aid when you're done. It's usually around five or ten dollars, and sometimes not even that, based, again, on the patient. |