MEDIA ADVISORY
What: Media Event for National Infant Immunization Week
Who: Dr. Rahul Gupta, Bureau for Public Health Commissioner and State Health Officer
Dr. Sherri Young, State Immunization Officer
Angel Cunningham, Director of My Family Preschool and Child Care Center
When: Wednesday, April 26, 2017
Time: 10:00 a.m.
Place: My Family Preschool and Child Care Center
1101 Hospital Drive
Hurricane, West Virginia
Although West Virginia has one of the highest rates of immunization for school-age children, the state has the lowest rate of infant immunization in the United States. That’s why the West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources (DHHR) is kicking off National Infant Immunization Week with a special vaccination awareness event at My Family Preschool and Child Care Center in Hurricane.
Dr. Rahul Gupta, Bureau for Public Health Commissioner and State Health Officer, will discuss the importance of infant immunizations in West Virginia.
Joining Dr. Gupta will be Dr. Sherri Young, State Immunization Officer for the West Virginia Division of immunization Services, and Angel Cunningham, Director of My Family Preschool and Child Care Center. Ms. Cunningham will speak about the importance of immunization in maintaining a healthy preschool and child care center.
