What vaccinations do new students need for school?

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Saturday, August 12, 2006

What vaccinations do new students need for school?

By Staff Reporter

Published: Thursday, August 10, 2006 6:41 PM CDT

Victor /vgarciadi@...

Parents whose children are starting elementary school need to make sure

their children are up to date on vaccinations.

By age two it is recommended children have four doses of

Deptheria/Tetnus/Pertussis vaccine, 3-4 doses of Haemophilus Influenza type

B, four doses of the pneumococcal conjugate vaccine, which protects against

bacterial meningitis; three doses of Hepatitis B vaccine, three doses of the

polio vaccine, one dose of the Measles, Mumps and Rubella vaccine, and one

dose of the varicella vaccine (chicken pox). This is according to Ann

of the Kern County Department of Public Health’s childhood immunization

program.

By Kindergarten age, usually between 4-6 years of age — if a child’s parent

follows the above recommendations — a child would need a Polio booster, a

DTP booster and a second dose of the MMR vaccine. “If they were not up to

date, they may need additional vaccines but their provider or the clinic

will determine what they need,” she said.

said there are some exceptions. “Once a child goes to a clinic, the

clinic will determine how many doses (a child should receive).”

“They can’t start school without the proper immunizations,” she said. The

school will require an immunization record. For more detailed information on

immunizations, the California Immunization Handbook can be obtained at

http://www.dhs.ca.gov/dcdc/izgroup/handbook.htm.

http://www.ridgecrestca.com/articles/2006/08/10/news/news05.txt

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Saturday, August 12, 2006

What vaccinations do new students need for school?

By Staff Reporter

Published: Thursday, August 10, 2006 6:41 PM CDT

Victor /vgarciadi@...

Parents whose children are starting elementary school need to make sure

their children are up to date on vaccinations.

By age two it is recommended children have four doses of

Deptheria/Tetnus/Pertussis vaccine, 3-4 doses of Haemophilus Influenza type

B, four doses of the pneumococcal conjugate vaccine, which protects against

bacterial meningitis; three doses of Hepatitis B vaccine, three doses of the

polio vaccine, one dose of the Measles, Mumps and Rubella vaccine, and one

dose of the varicella vaccine (chicken pox). This is according to Ann

of the Kern County Department of Public Health’s childhood immunization

program.

By Kindergarten age, usually between 4-6 years of age — if a child’s parent

follows the above recommendations — a child would need a Polio booster, a

DTP booster and a second dose of the MMR vaccine. “If they were not up to

date, they may need additional vaccines but their provider or the clinic

will determine what they need,” she said.

said there are some exceptions. “Once a child goes to a clinic, the

clinic will determine how many doses (a child should receive).”

“They can’t start school without the proper immunizations,” she said. The

school will require an immunization record. For more detailed information on

immunizations, the California Immunization Handbook can be obtained at

http://www.dhs.ca.gov/dcdc/izgroup/handbook.htm.

http://www.ridgecrestca.com/articles/2006/08/10/news/news05.txt

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